901-950 Flashcards
Tepid
[Adj] Moderately warm
Tirade
[Noun] A speech of violent denunciation
Topple
[Verb] Fall down, as if collapsing
Torment
[Noun] Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
Torpid
[Adj] Not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you want to sleep
Torpor
[Noun] A state of motor and mental inactivity
Tout
[Verb] Advertise in strongly positive terms
Traitor
[Noun] A person who says one thing and does another
Trample
[Verb] Tread or stomp heavily or roughly
Transgress
[Verb] Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Treacherous
[Adj] (Of the ground or the sea) dangerously unstable and unpredictable; (of a person) guilty of deceiving someone who trusts you
Tremor
[Noun] An involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
Trenchant
[Adj] Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
Trepidation
[Noun] A feeling of alarm or dread
Truce
[Noun] A state of peace agreed to between opponents
Truculence
[Noun] Stubborn and defiant aggressiveness; the trait of being unpleasant and likely to argue a lot
Turpitude
[Noun] A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
Tyro
[Noun] Someone new to a field or activity
Unequivocal
[Adj] Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
Untenable
[Adj] Incapable of being defended or justified
Untoward
[Adj] Not expected, not convenient, or not suitable
Uphold
[Verb] To defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct
Uproar
[Noun] A state of commotion and noise and confusion
Usurp
[Verb] Seize and take control without authority
Vacillate
[Verb] Be undecided about something
Vagary
[Noun] An unexpected and inexplicable change in something
Vagrant
[Noun] A wanderer with no established residence or means of support
Valiant
[Adj] Having or showing heroism or courage
Vanity
[Noun] Feelings of excessive pride
Varnish
[Noun] A coating that provides a hard, lustrous finish to a surface
Vehemence
[Noun] Intensity or forcefulness of expression
Venerable
[Adj] Profoundly honored
Venerate
[Verb] Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
Veracious
[Adj] Habitually speaking the truth
Veracity
[Noun] Unwillingness to tell lies
Verdant
[Adj] Characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
Veritable
[Adj] Not counterfeit or copied
Vertigo
[Noun] A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Vex
[Verb] Disturb, especially by minor irritations
Viable
[Adj] Capable of life or normal growth and development; able to work as intended or able to succeed
Vicious
[Adj] Intending to hurt badly, or likely to be violent
Vigilance
[Noun] The process of paying close and continuous attention
Vigor
[Noun] Strength, energy, or enthusiasm; strength of thought, opinion, expression, etc.
Vilify
[Verb] Spread negative information about; vituperate
Vindicate
[Verb] Show to be right by providing justification or proof; to prove that someone is not guilty or is free from blame
Vindictive
[Adj] Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
Vituperate
[Verb] Spread negative information about; vilify
Vituperative
[Adj] Marked by harshly abusive criticism
Vogue
[Noun] A current state of general acceptance and use
Volubility
[Noun] The quality of being facile in speech and writing