6 Flashcards
Tout
To praise highly, brag publicly
Tirade
Long angry speech
Transfix
To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion
Travesty
A parody, an imitation that makes crude fun of something
Trite
Unoriginal, overused, clique
Trivial
Unimportant, insignificant
Tryst
A secret meeting of lovers
Tumult
Noisy commotion, uproar
Turpitude
Shameful wickedness
Undermine
To weaken the support
Usurp
To size wrongfully
Vapid
Tasteless, dull
Vehement
Intense,
Vestige
The remains of something that no longer exist
Vie
To complete, to contest
Vilify
Defame, to slander
Virulent
Extremely poisonous
Vivacious
Lively, spirited
Wanton
Immoral, lewd, deliberate maliciousness
Waver
To be indecisive,
Winsome
Harming, sweetly engaging
Wistful
Yearning, sad longing, a gentle desire
Zealot
A person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a cause
Zenith
The highest point