List Of Wors T

Question 0

Taciturn (TAS i turn)

Answer 0

Adjective
Untalktaive by nature
The chairman was so taciturn that we often discovered that we had absolutely no idea what he was thinking

Question 1

Tacit (TAS it)

Answer 1

Adjective
Implied; not spoken
Mr Rodgers never formally asked us to murder her husband, but we truly believed that we were acting with tacit consent
Tacit is related to taciturn

Question 2

Tangential (tan JEN shul)

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Adjective
Only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral
The Vice President’s speech bore only a tangential relationship to the topic that had been announced

Question 3

Tangible (TAN juh bul)

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Adjective
Touchable; palpable
There was no tangible reason I could point to, but I did have a sneaking suspicion that Ernest was a rodeo fan

Question 4

Tantamount ( TAN tuh mownt)

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Adjective
Equivalent to
Waning a banner for the visiting team at that football game would be tantamount to committing suicide; the home team fans would have tear you apart in a minute

Question 5

Tautological (tawt uh LAH juh Kul)

Answer 5

Adjective
Redundant m; circular
The testing company’s definition of intelligence ‘that which is meandered by intelligence tests’ is tautological.
A tautology is a needless repetition is words.

Question 6

Temerity (tuh MER uh tee)

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Noun
Boldness; recklessness; audacity
Our waiter at the restaurant had the temerity to tell me he thought my table manners were atrocious

Question 7

Temperate (TEM pur it)

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Adjective
Mild; moderate; restrained
Our climate is temperate during the spring and fall but nearly unbearable during the summer and winter

Question 8

Tenable ( TEN uh bul)

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Adjective
Defensible, as in one’s position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid
Untenable means unable to be defended

Question 9

Tenacious (tuh NAY shus)

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Adjective
Persistence; stubborn; not letting go
The foreign student’s tenacious effort to learn English won him the admiration of all the teachers at our school

Question 10

Tenet ( TEN it)

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Noun
A shared principle or belief
The tenets of his religion prohibited him from dancing and going to movies

Question 11

Tentative ( TEN tuh tiv)

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Adjective

Experimental; temporary; uncertain

Question 12

Tenuous ( TEN yoo us)

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Adjective
Flimsy; extremely thin
The organization’s financial situation has always been tenuous; the balance of the checking account is usually close to zero
To attenuate is to make thin

Question 13

Terse (turs)

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Adjective
Using no unnecessary words; succinct
Terseness is not my virtue

Question 14

Theology

Answer 14

Noun

The study of God or religion

Question 15

Tirade ( TYE rayd)

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Noun

A prolonged, bitter speech

Question 16

Torpor ( TOR Pur)

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Noun
Sluggishness; inactivity; apathy
The math teacher tried to reduce the torpor of his students by banging on his desk, but the students scarcely blinked

Question 17

Touchstone

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Noun

A standard; a test of authenticity or quality

Question 18

Tout (towt)

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Verb

To praise highly; to brag publicly about

Question 19

Transcend ( tran SEND)

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Verb
To go beyond or above; to surpass
To be transcendent is to be surpassing or preeminent. Something transcendent is transcendental

Question 20

Transgress ( trans GRES)

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Verb 
To violate ( a law) ; to sin

Question 21

Transient ( TRAN shunt)

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Adjective
Not staying for a long time; temporary
The transient breeze provided some relief from the summer heat, but we were soon perspiring again

Question 22

Trepidation ( trep uh DAY shun)

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Noun
Fear; apprehension; nervous trembling
The trepidation of the swimming team was readily apparent: they knees were knocking as they lined up along the edge of the pool
To be fearless is to intrepid

Question 23

Turpitude ( TUR puh tood)

Answer 23

Noun
Shameful wickedness; depravity
Paul was sacked by his because of a flagrant act of turpitude. He was caught stealing office supplies