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Reading (Japan)
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  1. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  2. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  3. tickle
    (archaic) touch a body part lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
  4. trickle
    run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
  5. truckle
    a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
  6. treacle
    a syrup made of sugar cane
  7. tolerance
    willingness to respect the beliefs or practices of others
  8. toleration
    the practice of accepting others' differing opinions
  9. towel
    a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping
  10. trowel
    a small hand tool with a handle and metal blade
  11. shovel
    a hand tool for lifting loose material
  12. spade
    hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
  13. trawl
    a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
  14. troll
    supernatural creature thought to live in caves or mountains
  15. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  16. varnish
    a coating that provides a hard, lustrous finish to a surface
  17. undercut
    cut away the underpart of
  18. underline
    draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
  19. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  20. underpin
    confirm or support with evidence or authority
  21. underscore
    give extra weight to
  22. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  23. understate
    represent as less significant or important
  24. underwrite
    protect by insurance
  25. usually
    under normal conditions
  26. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  27. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  28. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  29. vapor
    a visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance
  30. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  31. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  32. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  33. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  34. voracity
    extreme gluttony
  35. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  36. vitiligo
    skin condition characterized by patches of unpigmented skin
  37. warble
    sing or play with trills
  38. waddle
    walk unsteadily
  39. wobble
    move sideways or in an unsteady way
Created on Sat Oct 04 08:44:07 EDT 2025 (updated Sat Oct 25 05:12:36 EDT 2025)

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