Book23 Flashcards
drama
prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation
thrall
slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall
threadbare
worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
thrifty
careful about money; economical; N. thrift
thrive
prosper; flourish
throes
violent anguish
throng
crowd (of people or things); V.
throttle
strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?
strangle
kill by choking or suffocating; suppress
thwart
block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
tightwad
miser; excessively frugal person
tiller
handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)
timbre
quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
timidity
lack of self-confidence or courage
timorous
fearful; timid; demonstrating fear
tipple
drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink
tirade
long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation
tardy
slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival
titanic
gigantic; N. titan
tithe
tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe
titillate
tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it
tickle
touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please
title
name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate
titter
nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.