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Eng Vocab Week 32
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favor |
| tirade | a long speech marked by harsh or biting language |
| timorous | timid, fearful |
| terrestrial | relating to the land |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength |
| temerity | audacity, recklessness |
| tedious | dull, boring |
| tantamount | equivalent in value or significance |
| tangential | incidental, peripheral, divergent |
| taciturn | not inclined to talk |
| sycophant | one who flatters for self-gain |
| swarthy | of dark color or complexion |
| surrogate | one acting in place of another |
| surreptitious | stealthy |
| surmise | to infer with little evidence |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply or indulgence |
| superfluous | exceeding what is necessary |
| succinct | marked by compact precision |
| sublime | lofty, grand, exalted |
| subjugate | to bring under control, subdue |
| stupefy | to astonish, make insensible |
| strident | harsh, loud |