| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Commiserate | To sympathize with, to express sorrow or pity |
| Allay | To calm or soothe |
| Ineffable | Indescribable, unable to be put into words |
| Fetid | Stinking |
| Iridescent | Brightly Colored |
| Primordial | Of the earliest ages, prehistoric, primitive |
| Apathetic | Indifferent, uncaring, or unconcerned |
| Agglomeration | A mass, a group, or a cluster |
| Sequester | To seclude, to isolate |
| Licentious | Immoral, lacking moral restraints |
| Allegation | An unproven accusation, charge |
| Teem | To be overflowing with |
| Temporal | Worldly or secular, civil |
| Temporize | To uptake or modernize |
| Tenable | Believable or defendable |
| Tortuous | Twisting or winding |
| Transcend | To rise above, to exceed |
| Transient | Temporary, short-lived, brief |
| Tenet | A major belief or an important belief |
| Improvise | To make-up offhand, to make up without preparation, to make up on the spur of the moment |
| Tenuous | Weak, flimsy, insubstantial |
| Emaciated | Sickly thin, extremely thin |
| Tenure | A period of association |
| Stringent | Harsh, rigid, severe |
| Stupor | A state of dullness |
| Subservient | Submissive or inferior, servile |
| impasse | A deadlock or stalemate |
| Impeccable | Perfect, flawless |
| Impecunious | Not full of money, poor, or bankrupt |
| Translucent | Clear or transparent |
| Travesty | A ridiculous or absurd imitation of something |
| Terse | Direct to the point |
| Therapeutic | Healing or curing |
| Titular | Honorary or symbolic |
| Treatise | A long formal work |
| Subsidiary | A company that is owned by a larger company |
| Substantiate | To prove true, to verify, to confirm |
| Impunity (with) | To Free or exempt from punishment |
| Stint | A period of employment or association |
| Stippling | An arrangement of dots |
| Strident | A shrill or grating sound |
| Immutable | Unable to be changed |
| Impalpable | Abstract |
| Importune | To beg or plead |
| Impregnable | Unconquerable, secure, and unyielding |
| Improvident | Wasteful, reckless |
| Superficial | Shallow, lacking depth, and lacking insight |
| Superfluous | Extra or not needed |
| Supernumerary | An extra of something |
| Supple | Limber, compliant |
| Surreptitious | Secretive |
| Swath | A clear path or strip |
| Impute | To credit to, to assign to |
| Sycophant | A flatterer, a brown-noser |
| Emancipation | The act of setting free |
| Embellish | To exaggerate |
| Emboss | To adorn or to decorate |
| Efficacious | Effective or productive |
| Effigy | A figure or image of someone or something that is hated |
| Eminent | Outstanding, distinguished, notewhorthy |
| Emissary | A representative |
| Emit | To give off, to put out |
| Emollient | A softening creme, a softener |
| Emolument | Compensation: payment |
| Tacit | Implied or unspoken: understood |
| Taciturn | Reserved: silent: quiet |
| Tactile | Relating to touch: Pertaining to touch |
| Tangible | Concrete: Physical |
| Tantamount | The same as |
| Taut | Tight: Tense |
| Tawdry | Cheap (lower quality) and showy. Tacky |
| Effulgence | Brightness or shininess |
| Egregious | Obvious, noticeable |
| Elicit | To draw out, to bring out, to evoke |
| Topography | Surface features. The study of the surface features of the land |
| Torpor | Sluggishness, a state of dullness, a daze |
| Elucidation | An explanation, or clarification |
| Dally | To waste time, to stall |
| Cryptic | Mysterious, puzzling |
| Amity | Friendship |
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