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Lippincott
Lippincott Vocabulary RRHS #20
Term | Definition |
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synthesis | combining parts into a whole |
taciturn | habitually silent; expressing little |
tedious | boring; tiring |
temper | to moderate; to tone down or restrain; to toughen (as steel) |
temperament | disposition; frame of mind; emotional excess |
termination | the end of something |
thwart | to baffle or frustrate |
toxic | poisonous |
transcendent | surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior |
transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected |
trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
turbulence | state of violent agitation |
urbane | suave; elegant; refined |
utopia | ideal place, state, or society |
vacillate | to waver or fluctuate |
versatile | capable of working in many different capacities; having many talents |
volatile | explosive; quickly changeable |
voracious | ravenous of appetite |
wary | very cautious |