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tort - A wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
riot - A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
iota - The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι), transliterated as ‘i.’.
tart - An open pastry case containing a filling.
trait - A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
trio - A set or group of three people or things.
art - The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
ratio - The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
roar - (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.
oat - A cereal plant cultivated chiefly in cool climates and widely used for animal feed as well as human consumption.
tarot - Playing cards, traditionally a pack of 78 with five suits, used for fortune-telling and (especially in Europe) in certain games. The suits are typically swords, cups, coins (or pentacles), batons (or wands), and a permanent suit of trump.
tot - A very young child.
trot - (with reference to a horse or other four-legged animal) proceed or cause to proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately.
tao - (in Chinese philosophy) the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. The interpretation of Tao in the Tao-te-Ching developed into the philosophical religion of Taoism.
rat - A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long, sparsely haired tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.
rot - (chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
traitor - A person who betrays a friend, country, principle, etc.
tar - Cover (something) with tar.
oar - Row; propel with or as with oars.
taro - A tropical Asian plant of the arum family which has edible starchy corms and edible fleshy leaves, especially a variety with a large central corm grown as a staple in the Pacific.
air - Express (an opinion or grievance) publicly.
torr - A unit of pressure used in measuring partial vacuums, equal to 133.32 pascals.