Essential Words "T"

Question 1

tacit (adj)*

Answer 1

silently understood, implied.

Question 2

taciturn (adj)

Answer 2

habitually untalkative. çok az konuşan, suskun.

Question 3

talisman (n)

Answer 3

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune. tılsım, uğur.

Question 4

tangential (adj)

Answer 4

peripheral, digressing. teğetsel, yüzeysel,

Question 5

tautology (n)

Answer 5

unnecessary repetition.

Question 6

taxonomy (n)

Answer 6

science of classification, in biology the process of classifying organisms in categories. sınıflandırma.

Question 7

tenet (n)

Answer 7

belief, doctrine.

Question 8

tenuous (adj)*

Answer 8

weak, insubstantial. sağlam olmayan, seyrek, belli belirsiz, ince.

Question 9

theocracy (n)

Answer 9

government by priests representing a god

Question 10

thespian (n)

Answer 10

an actor or actress.

Question 11

timbre (n)

Answer 11

the characteristic quality of sound. tını.

Question 12

tirade (n)*

Answer 12

long, violent, speech. verbal assault. sert konuşma, nutuk, tirat.

Question 13

toady (n)

Answer 13

flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man. yaltakçı.

Question 14

tome (n)

Answer 14

book, usually large and academic.

Question 15

torpor (n)*

Answer 15

lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness. uyuşukluk.

-After returning home, the truck driver sunk into a peaceful torpor, watching TV and dozing.

Question 16

torque (n)

Answer 16

a turning or twisting force; the moment of a force. dönme momenti.

Question 17

tortuous (adj)*

Answer 17

having many twists and turns; highly complex. kıvrımlı, çetrefilli.

Question 18

tout (v)

Answer 18

to promote or praise energetically. çığırtkan.

-The critic touted Moby Dick as the greatest book in American literature.

Question 19

tractable (adj)*

Answer 19

obedient, yielding. söz dinler, uysal.

Question 20

transgression (n)*

Answer 20

act of trespassing or violating a law or rule. ihlal, kural çiğneme. geçmek (sınırını)

Question 21

transient (adj)

Answer 21

temporary, short-lived, fleeting. geçici, fani.

Question 22

translucent (adj)

Answer 22

partially transparent. yarı saydam.

Question 23

travail (n)

Answer 23

work, especially arduous work, tribulation, anguish. eziyet, zahmet.

Question 24

travesty (n)

Answer 24

parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature. parodi, taklit.

Question 25

treatise (n)

Answer 25

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly. bilimsel eser.

Question 26

tremulous (adj)

Answer 26

trembling, quivering, frugal, timid. titreyen, titrek, ürkek.

Question 27

trepidation (n)

Answer 27

fear and anxiety. endişe, korku.

Question 28

truculence (n)*

Answer 28

aggressiveness; ferocity. zalimlik, acımasızlık, gaddarlık.

Question 29

tryst (n)

Answer 29

agreement between lovers to meet, rendezvous.

Question 30

tumid (adj)

Answer 30

swollen, distended. kabarık, şişlik, şişirilmiş.

Question 31

turbid (adj)

Answer 31

muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion. yoğun, düzensiz, çamurlu, aklı karışık.

Question 32

turgid (adj)*

Answer 32

swollen, bloated, pompous. şişmiş, kabarık, abartılı.
-The professor’s editor advised him to change his writing style so that it was less pedantic (bilgiç) and turgid if he wanted to appeal to a mass audience.

Question 33

tutelary (adj)

Answer 33

serving as a guardian or protector. vasi.