46-50 Flashcards
tautological
needlessly repetitious
teetotalism
abstaining totally from alcohol
tendentious
biased
tenet
doctrine; dogma
testy
irritable
thrall
slave; bondage; slavery
throes
violent anguish
throng
crowd
tightwad
miser
tiller
handle used to steer boat
timbre
quality of musical tone produced by a musical instrument
tipple
drink alcohol frequently
titillate
tickle; excite pleasantly
titter
nervous gigle
toady
servant
tonsure
shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders
torpor
lethargy
torrid
hot or scorching; passionate
tortuous
winding
tout
promote or publicize; praise excessively
tract
propaganda pamphlet
tractable
docile
traduce
expose to slander
treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
troth
pledge of good faith
truculence
aggressiveness; ferocity
tryst
meeting arranged by lovers
tumid
swollen; pompous
turbid
having the sediment disturbed
tureen
deep dish for serving soup
turgid
swollen; pompous
turncoat
traitor
turpitude
depravity
tutelary
protective
tyro
beginner
umbrage
resentment
unassuaged
unsatisfied; not soothed
unbridled
violent; uncontrolled
unconscionable
unscrupulous
undulating
moving with a wavelike motion
unfetter
liberate; free
debar
forbid; exclude
ungainly
awkward in movement
unguent
ointment
unimpeachable
that cannot be impeached
impeach
bring an accusation against
unintimating
unfrightening
unmitigated
not moderated
unobtrusive
inconspicuous
unprepossessing
unattractive
untenable
indefensible
untoward
unexpected and adverse
unwonted
unusual
upbraid
reprimand
upshot
final result
usurp
seize another’s power or rank
usury
lending money at illegally high rates of interest
vacillate
waver
vagary
capricious happening
vainglorious
boastful
valor
bravery
vanguard
forerunner
variegated
multicolored
vassal
servant; follower
vaunted
boasted
vegetate
live in a monotonous way
vehement
forceful; intensely emotional
venal
capable of being bribed; corrupt
venial
forgivable; trivial
veracious
truthful
verbiage
wordiness
verbose
wordy
vernal
pertaining to the spring
vicissitude
change
vilify
slander
vintner
wine merchant
visceral
felt in one’s inner organs
viscid
adhesive; gluey
vitiate
spoil the effect of
vitriolic
caustic; corrosive
vituperative
abusive; scolding
volition
act of using one’s will
voluble
fluent; talkative
voracious
ravenous
vouchsafe
guarantee
waffle
speak equivocally about an issue
waggish
mischievous
waif
homeless child or animal
wallow
indulge in
wangle
using dishonest methods
warble
sing; babble
warren
tunnels in which rabbits live
wastrel
waster; profligate
waylay
ambush
wean
withdraw from some habit
welter
confusion; turmoil
wheedle
deceive; cajole
whit
small amount
wily
crafty
wince
flinch
windfall
unexpected lucky event
winnow
sift; separate good from bad
winsome
charming; agreeable
witticism
witty saying
wizened
shriveled; withered
wont
habit or custom
wrangle
quarrel noisily
wrest
obtain by pulling violent
writ
written command issued by court
writhe
contort in pain
yen
longing; urge
yeoman
man or farmer owning small estate
yore
time long past