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| ubiquitous |
adj. being everywhere, omnipresent, very common
eg. the ubiquitous bicycles of university towns |
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| tyro |
n. novice, neophyte, beginner
eg. For a mere tyro, you have produced some marvelous results |
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| tyranny |
n. cruel use of power or authority, cruelty, dictatorship
eg. The tyranny of slavery before the civil war. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 14 May 2010 14:31:48 GMT |
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| tycoon |
n. successful and rich person, magnate, luminary, mogul, baron
eg. a business / property / media tycoon |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:25:44 GMT |
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| tutelary |
adj. protective, guarding
eg. tutelary angels |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:43:12 GMT |
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| tutelage |
n. guidance, instruction, training
eg. Under the tutelage of such masters of the instrument, her progress accelerate quickly |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:43:12 GMT |
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| turpitude |
n. wickedness, depravity
eg. The mafia in this country involved in many abominable turpitude. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| turncoat |
n. traitor (deserter, apostate renegade, recreant, ratter) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| turmoil |
n. tumult, anxiety and confusion, agitation, convulsion
eg. His statement threw the court into turmoil. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:02:45 GMT |
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| turgid |
adj. swollen, tumid, (billowing)
eg. The turgid river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the town. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:45:03 GMT |
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| tureen |
n. deep dish for serving soup
eg. The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver tureens. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| turbulence |
n. violence (of whirlpool, confusion)
eg. We experienced severe wind turbulence during the flight. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| turbid |
adj. muddy (full of mud), tainted with mud
eg. The water was turbid after the children waded through it. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:45:56 GMT |
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| tundra |
n. treeless and frozen plain
eg. Many geologists try to discover valuable mineral deposits in the tundra. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| tumult |
n. confused state (of noise, excitement, feelings), turmoil, (shambles)
eg. A tumult of shouting and screaming came from within the house. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:02:30 GMT |
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| tumid |
n. swelling (turgid), pompous, magniloquent
eg. What a tumid speech! |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:15:07 GMT |
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| tryst |
n. a secret meeting of two lovers
eg. The lovers kept their tryst even though they realized their danger. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| truncate |
v. cut the top off (to make shorter)
eg. My article was published in truncated form. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:28:28 GMT |
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| truism |
n. self-evident truth, axiom
eg. I am merely uttering a truism that everyone know. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:05:05 GMT |
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| truculence |
n. aggressiveness, ferocity
eg. Her response was noted for general tone of truculence |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:05:05 GMT |
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| trough |
n. opened container for feeding farm animals (mang'), lowest point.
eg. peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:05:05 GMT |
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| troth |
n. pledge of faith (esp in betrothal/engagement)
eg. He gave her his troth and vowed to cherish her always. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:53:25 GMT |
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| trivia |
n. unimportant matter, trifles
eg. We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:55:55 GMT |
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| trite |
adj. hackneyed, commonplace, banal, prosaic, pedestrian, threadbare, tatty
eg. What a trite idea |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:33:34 GMT |
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| trinket |
n. a cheap piece of jewelery or ornament, bauble, knickknack
eg. She often bought some trinkets as souvenirs after her trips.
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:50:03 GMT |
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| trilogy |
n. group of three works (movies, novels)
eg. She can't wait to read the 2nd and 3rd volume of the trilogy. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:55:55 GMT |
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| trifling |
adj. trivial, unimportant, negligible, paltry, (superficial)
eg. the money involved was a trifling sum. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:50:31 GMT |
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| trident |
n. three-fork spear, (fork with three points)
eg. Neptune emerges from the sea, carrying his trident on his shoulder. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:55:55 GMT |
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| tribute |
n. tax levied by a ruler, mark of respect
eg. The colonists refused to pay tribute to a foreign despot |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:55:55 GMT |
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| tribunal |
n. highest court of justice
eg. The decision of the tribunal is irrevocable and the criminal was sentenced to death. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:55:55 GMT |
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| tribulation |
n. distress, suffering, (oppression, ordeal), vexation
eg. After all the tribulations we have gone through, we need some rest. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 02:33:31 GMT |
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| trepidation |
n. fear, nervous apprehension
eg. Susan felt some trepidation before the interview. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:41:55 GMT |
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| trenchant |
adj. incisive, expressed strongly in a clear way
eg. His trenchant views on the subject are well known. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:41:55 GMT |
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| tremulous |
adj. trembling, wavering
eg. She was tremulous more from excitement than from fear. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:41:55 GMT |
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| tremor |
n. trembling, slight quiver
eg. She had a nervous tremor in her right hand |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:41:55 GMT |
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| trek |
n. a long and hard journey
eg. They reached the refugee camp after an arduous two-day trek across the mountains. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:41:55 GMT |
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| treatise |
n. systematical article of a subject (luan. an'), disseration
eg. a treatise on mathematics |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 02:35:05 GMT |
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| travesty |
n. distorted imitation, parody, farce (satirical comedy)
eg. The trial was a travesty of justice. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:19:14 GMT |
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| travail |
n. hard work, torment, exertion
eg. She hates the seemingly endless travail of cramming for the exam. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:10:30 GMT |
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| traumatic |
adj. pertaining to injury caused by violence
eg. his nightmares of traumatic experience of being wounded in battle. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:30:09 GMT |
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| trappings |
n. outward decorations, ornaments
eg. He loves the trappings of success, the limousines and the company jet. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:30:09 GMT |
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| transport |
n. strong emotion
eg. One moment in transports of joy/grief |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:30:09 GMT |
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| transpire |
v. happen, be revealed
eg. important events transpired last week. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:23:38 GMT |
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| transmute |
v. change, convert
eg. He was unable to transmute his dreams into actualities. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:23:38 GMT |
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| translucent |
adj. partly transparent, opaque
eg. His skin was translucent with age. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:23:38 GMT |
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| transitory |
adj. ephemeral, fleeting, short-lasting
eg. the transitory nature of his happiness |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:29:29 GMT |
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| transient |
adj. short-lived, temporary, transitory
eg. an island with a large transient population in summer holiday |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:39:33 GMT |
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| transgression |
n. violation of a law, evildoing, infraction
eg. Minor transgression can be forgiven. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 14 May 2010 14:45:56 GMT |
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| transfigure |
v. change the appearance or form
eg. Ann’s whole face was transfigured by the early morning light. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:16:16 GMT |
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| transcribe |
v. copy, rewrite in a easier way to understand, (interpret, render)
eg. The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:36:45 GMT |
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| transcendent |
adj. surpassing, beyond usual limit
eg. a writer of transcendent genius |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:08:51 GMT |
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| trajectory |
n. path taken by a projectile/bullet
eg. the police tried to the trajectory of the bullet of the assasin. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:08:51 GMT |
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| traduce |
v. slander, malign, libel, vilify, denigrate, slur, calumniate, smear, deprecate
eg. His opponents tried to traduce the candidate's reputation. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 02:41:21 GMT |
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| tractable |
adj. easily manageable, amenable, manipulable
eg. This approach helps to make the issues more tractable |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:42:54 GMT |
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| tract |
n. system, a large area of land
eg. 40-acre tract of land, the digestive tract. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:12:34 GMT |
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| tout |
v. show off, advertise, praise excessively
eg. Their much-touted expansion plans have come to nothing. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:45:40 GMT |
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| touchy |
adj. easily offended, cantankerous, too sensitive
eg. He’s a little touchy about his weight. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:58:22 GMT |
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| touchstone |
n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys, criterion
eg. What touchstone can be used to measure the character of a person |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:01:01 GMT |
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| totter |
v. move unsteadily, as if about to fall
eg. The drunk tottered down the hill to the nearest bar. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:52:09 GMT |
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| tortuous |
adj. winding =(full of curves), indirect, (sinuous, serpentine)
eg. a tortuous mountain track |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:46:25 GMT |
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| torso |
n. the main part of the body with the head and limbs missing, trunk
eg. The statue of torso was found in the ruin of Pompeii. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:52:09 GMT |
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| torrid |
adj. passionate (love,...), hot (weather), (sultry)
eg. torrid love affair, torrid climates |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:03:01 GMT |
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| torque |
n. twisting force, force produce rotation |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:44:41 GMT |
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| torpor |
n. lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
eg. Throughout the winter, nothing aroused the bear from his torpor. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:44:41 GMT |
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| topography |
n. physical features of a region
eg. a map showing the topography of the island |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:44:41 GMT |
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| tonsure |
n. shaving head for a monk
eg. His tonsure, even more than his monastic garb, indicate that he was monk. |
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