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1. transcontinental - Extending or passing across a continent.

2. transcribe - To write over again (something already written)

3. transcript - A copy made directly from an original.

4. transfer - To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another.

5. transferable - Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another.

6. transferee - The person to whom a transfer is made.

7. transference - The act of conveying from one person or place to another.

8. transferrer - One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another.

9. transfigure - To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to.

10. transfuse - To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another.

11. transfusible - Capable of being poured from one vessel to another.

12. transfusion - The act of pouring from one vessel to another.

13. transgress - To break a law.

14. transience - Something that is of short duration.

15. transient - One who or that which is only of temporary existence.

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