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torpid |
/'tɔ:pɪd/ a. having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms. |
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transmute |
/træns'mju:t, trɑr-/ v. Syn. convert; transform change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform He was unable to transmute his dreams into actualities. |
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trenchant |
/'trɛntʃənt/ a. Syn. incisive; keen forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is so often sarcastic. |
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turgid |
/'tɜrdʒɪd/ a. Syn. swollen; distended swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language The turgid river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the countryside. |
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turpitude |
/'tɜrpɪtju:d/;/-tu:d/ n. Syn. depravity depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude. |
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ubiquitous |
/ju:'bɪkwɪtəs/ a. Syn. omnipresent being or existing everywhere; omnipresent That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous; we heard the tune everywhere. |
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vapid |
/'væpɪd/ a. Syn. dull dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor "Boring!" said Jessica, as she suffered through yet another vapid lecture about Dead White Male Poets. |
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variegated |
/'vɛərɪgeɪtɪd/ a. streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful Without her glasses, Gretchen saw the fields of tulips as a variegated blur. |
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venerate |
/'vɛnəreɪt/ v. treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of In Tibet today, the common people still venerate their traditional spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. |
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veracity |
/və'ræsɪti/ n. Syn. truthfulness truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies Asserting his veracity, young George Washington proclaimed, "Father, I cannot tell a lie!" |