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Vocabulary Quiz: 'Tar'

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A road surface impregnated with creosote
Tarmac or Tarmacadam
Extremely hardy microscopic invertebrates. They usually live in moss but they've been into space without much harm.
Tardigrades
You're slow and late.
Tardy
Like something with a much larger capacity than its outward appearance would suggest.
Tardis
A set of playing cards that can be used to tell your fortune.
Tarot
The weight of something holding or wrapping goods, that must be deducted to get the goods' net weight.
Tare
A huge-eyed mammal of Southeast Asia that leaps from tree to tree.
Tarsier
Something marked with concentric circles, for shooting at.
Target
Items on a list and the charges made on them.
Tariff
Large hairy spiders that are native to the warmer parts of the Americas
Tarantulas
To hang about, prolong and generally put things off.
Tarry
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A Greek fish pate made with roe, garlic, lemon and olive oil
Taramasalata
A Russian film director: his work includes 'Solaris' and 'Andrei Rublev'.
Tarkovsky
Woollen cloth with stripes that cross at right angles.
Tartan
What in ....?! Slang to avoid uttering the word 'damnation'.
Tarnation
An American film-maker known for using 1960s and 70s songs for his soundtracks
Tarantino
To discolour and dull the surface of a metal.
Tarnish
A whirling Italian dance said to counteract the bite of a spider
Tarantella
A member of the Lily family, cultivated in tropical countries for its edible starchy roots.
Taro
A waterproof cover you can spread over your belongings outside.
Tarpaulin
An aniseedy aromatic herb related to wormwood, added to fish and chicken dishes
Tarragon
Sour or sharp.
Tart
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