list 10 Flashcards
succinct
concise; clearly expressed with few words (positive connotation)
surfeit
abundance; excessive amount
surmise
to infer on minimal grounds; to suppose
table
to remove from consideration
teem
to become full to overflowing
tenet
belief held by a specific group
tenuous
flimsy; lacking stability
terse
brief; free of extra words (negative connotation)
thwart
to prevent from being accomplished
tirade
a long and angry speech
tortuous
winding; twisting; full of curves
tout
to brag publicly; to praise highly
transfix
to cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion
travesty
a parody or imitation that makes crude fun of something serious
trite
unoriginal; overused; cliché
tryst
a secret meeting of lovers
turpitude
shameful wickedness; evil
urbane
suave; sophisticated
usurp
to seize wrongfully
vapid
tasteless; dull