Word Roots: tact, tang, tag, tig = touch

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contact

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state or condition of touching

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contagious

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capable of transmitting an illness, infection, or disease by touch

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contiguous

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adjacent; touching; sharing an edge or boundary

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entangle

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to twist together; making it complicated to free two things from touching

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intact

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whole; not damaged by touch

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tactile

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perceptible to the touch; used for feeling

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tangent

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touching at a single point but not intersecting; a sudden digression or change of topic within a conversation; no longer touching on the subject

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tangible

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able to be touched

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tangled

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touching in a snarl; connected together in a disorderly way

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tangy

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a sharp taste or flavor immediately sensed upon touch with the tongue