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| tacit | implied or inferred | S: implicit, unexpressed | A: explicit, expressed | P: a silent partner |
| taciturn | untalkative | S: laconic, reticent | A: loquacious, garrulous, prolix | P: give the silent treatment |
| tangible | capable of being touched | S: perceptible, discernible, palpable | A: imperceptible, nebulous, hazy |
| tenable | capalbe of being defended or maintained | S: defensible, irrefutable, plausible | A: faulty, specious |
| tentative | uncertain | S: provisional, contingent, interim | A: finalized | P: pilot program, contingency plans |
| thwart | to block or frustrate | S: foil, baffle, stymie | A: abet, foster | P: short-circuit something, clip someone's wings |
| tranquil | peaceful and quiet | S: impassive, dispassionate | A: turbulent, tumultuous, agitated | P: keep one's cool |
| traumatic | shock producing a psychological effect | S: paralyzing, jolting | A: salutary, salubrious |
| trenchant | perceptive and forceful; cutting | incisive, cogent, mordant | A: obtuse, vacuous, vapid |
| turbulent | violently agitate or disturbed | S: tumultuous, tempestuous | A: placid, tranquil |
| ubiquitous | Seeming to be everywhere | omnipresent, persuasive | A: rare | P: scarce as hen's teeth |
| urbane | sophisticated in manner or style | S: suave, cosmopolitan, genteel | A: boorish, ill-bred, gauche |
| usurp | to seize power without without legal right | S: expropriate, arrogate | P: coup d'etat, steal someone's thunder |
| vagary | bizarre or eccentric idea | S: caprice, quirk | P: passing fancy, without rhyme or reason |
| venal | marked by bribery | S: corruptible, mercenary | scrupulous, upright | P: on the take, grease someone's palm |
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