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Vocab #3
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/12/2009
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Term
emollient
 Definition
a softener, soothing agent
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emolument
 Definition
profit from office, salary
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synthetic
 Definition
artificial, not natural
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tacit
 Definition
silent, implied
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taciturn
 Definition
silent, reserved, not given to conversation
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tactile
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can be touched, tangible
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tangible
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capable of being seen, felt, measured
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tantamount
 Definition
equal to, equivalent in value
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taut
 Definition
tightly drawn, tense
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tawdry
 Definition
without taste, shoddy, cheap
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effulgence
 Definition
a brightness, shining radiation, luster
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egregious
 Definition
prominent, conspicuous for bad quality
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topography
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detailed descriptions of a place: all surface areas
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torpor
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dullness, sluggishness
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elucidation
 Definition
explanation, clarification
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