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transgression-veer

definitionword
violation of a law; sin transgression
fleeting; quickly passing away transient
going from one state of action to another transition
partly transparent translucent
change; convert to something different transmute
permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected transparent
exhale; become known; happen transpire
painful lavor travail
go through or across traverse
comical parody travesty
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly treatise
travel; migrate trek
trembling; slight quiver tremor
trembling; wavering tremulous
curring; keen trenchant
fear; trembling agitation trepidation
distress; suffering tribulation
court of justice tribunal
tax levied by ruler; mark of respect tribute
three-pronged spear trident
group of three works trilogy
hackneyed; commonplace trite
pledge of good faith expecially in betrothal troth
aggressive; savage truculent
self-evident truth truism
objects that are showy, valueless, deceptive trumpery
meeting tryst
a farm tipcart tumbrel
swollen; pompous; bombastic tumid
muddy; having the sediment disturbed turbid
state of violent agitation turbulence
swollen; distended turgid
jailer turnkey
depravity turpitude
guardianship; training tutelage
beginner; novice tyro
being everywhere; omnipresent ubiquitous
situated beyond; unstated ulterior
last demand; warning ultimatum
resentment; anger; sense of unjury or insult umbrage
complete agreement unanimity
unsatified; not soothed unassauged
modest unassuming
violent unbridled
strange; mysterious uncanny
unscrupulous; excessive unconscionable
outlandish; clumsy; boorish uncouth
the act of anointing with oil unction
oily; bland; insincerely suave unctuous
move with a wavelike motion undulate
dig up unearth
not earthly;weird unearthly
plain; obvious unequivocal
steadfast unfaltering
genuine unfeigned
awkward ungainly
oinment unguent
blameless and exemplary unimpeachable
without an equal; single in kind unique
unityl complete accord unison
disheveled; with uncared-for appearance unkempt
harsh; severe; not lightened unmitigated
unbecoming; indecent unseemly
untarnished unsullied
unsupportable untenable
unacustomed unwonted
scold; reproach upbraid
suave; refined; elegant urbane
lending money at illegal rates of interest unsury
excessivle devoted to one's wife uxorious
fluctuoation; wavering vacillation
empty; inane vacuous
caprice; whime vagary
boastful; excessibley conceited vainglorious
confirm; ratify validate
forerunners; advance in forces vanguard
position giving an advantage insipid; inane
many-colored variegated
baosted; bragged; highly publicized vaunted
change in direction veer
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