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Bad / Attack

topple - To fall as a result of being unsteady or pushed.

Robespierre and the National Assembly stormed the Bastille and toppled King Louis XVI in the French Revolution of 1789.

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Good / Flexible

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tolerate - To allow and accept something to happen without trying to stop it.

The teacher said that he would no longer tolerate the students' constantly looking at and typing into cell phones in class.

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Good / Calm

tranquil - Calm and peaceful and without noise

Barry loved fishing on the tranquil lake in the morning.

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Bad / Disgusting

trash - Damage or wreck

When Adam's parents were shocked that he and his friends had trashed their home while they were away on vacation.

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Other / Surprise

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thunderbolt - A sudden flash of lightning with a loud crash of thunder, or an unexpected and dramatic event or piece of news.

When the president's announced that he wasn't going to run for re-election, it came as an unexpected thunderbolt to the public.

adjective

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Bad / Disorganized

tousled - Disordered or disheveled

Many models today ironically have tousled hair as a fashion statement.

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Bad / Pain

torment - Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering

William enjoyed tormenting his younger sister until she would run away and complain to their mother.

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Bad / Angry

tirade - A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

After his team lost the championship game, the coach launched into a tirade against his players, listing all the things they had done wrong in the game.

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Other / Body

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tingle - To experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation

Acupuncture can often cause someone's skin to tingle.

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Other / Up+Down

tilt - For one side of an object to be lower than the other

Andrea had to tilt the draw open to access the files.

verb

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Other / Body

tiptoe - To walking on the front part of your foot in order to move very quietly

When Bill got home past midnight, he had to tiptoe around the house so as to not wake anybody up.

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Other / Wet

torrent - A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid

The expensive umbrella barely worked against the heavy torrent of rain.