List Of Wors T Flashcards
Taciturn (TAS i turn)
Adjective
Untalktaive by nature
The chairman was so taciturn that we often discovered that we had absolutely no idea what he was thinking
Tacit (TAS it)
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
Tangential (tan JEN shul)
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
Tangible (TAN juh bul)
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
Tantamount ( TAN tuh mownt)
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
Tautological (tawt uh LAH juh Kul)
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.
Temerity (tuh MER uh tee)
Noun
Boldness; recklessness; audacity
Our waiter at the restaurant had the temerity to tell me he thought my table manners were atrocious
Temperate (TEM pur it)
Adjective
Mild; moderate; restrained
Our climate is temperate during the spring and fall but nearly unbearable during the summer and winter
Tenable ( TEN uh bul)
Adjective
Defensible, as in one’s position in an argument; capable of being argued successfully; valid
Untenable means unable to be defended
Tenacious (tuh NAY shus)
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
Tenet ( TEN it)
Noun
A shared principle or belief
The tenets of his religion prohibited him from dancing and going to movies
Tentative ( TEN tuh tiv)
Adjective
Experimental; temporary; uncertain
Tenuous ( TEN yoo us)
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
Terse (turs)
Adjective
Using no unnecessary words; succinct
Terseness is not my virtue
Theology
Noun
The study of God or religion
Tirade ( TYE rayd)
Noun
A prolonged, bitter speech
Torpor ( TOR Pur)
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
Touchstone
Noun
A standard; a test of authenticity or quality
Tout (towt)
Verb
To praise highly; to brag publicly about
Transcend ( tran SEND)
Verb
To go beyond or above; to surpass
To be transcendent is to be surpassing or preeminent. Something transcendent is transcendental
Transgress ( trans GRES)
Verb To violate ( a law) ; to sin
Transient ( TRAN shunt)
Adjective
Not staying for a long time; temporary
The transient breeze provided some relief from the summer heat, but we were soon perspiring again
Trepidation ( trep uh DAY shun)
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
Turpitude ( TUR puh tood)
Noun
Shameful wickedness; depravity
Paul was sacked by his because of a flagrant act of turpitude. He was caught stealing office supplies
