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Special Sub-Topic: Vocabulary: 'Tar' and Feather


What is 'taradiddle'?

    pretentious nonsense.

What is a 'tarantella'?
    a lively folk dance.

What is 'tarboosh'?
    a hat. It's similar to a fez, and it's worn by Muslim men.

What 'tar' word means 'late'?
    tardy.

What is a Tarheel?
    a native or resident of North Carolina.

What is the meaning of 'tarlatan'?
    a sheer cotton fabric.

What's a 'tarn'?
    small mountain lake or pool.

What is 'tarok'?
    a card game. Tarok is an old card game popular in Central Europe which is played with 40, 52, or 56 cards plus the 22 tarots.

What is 'tarpon'?
    a bony fish.

What 'Tar' word is a perennial plant with leaves used for seasoning?
    tarragon.


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