M-T Flashcards
Table
(v) put down for future discussion
Taciturn
quiet; saying little
Tactile
concerned with the sense of touch
Talisman
lucky charm
Talon
long pointed nail or claw
Tamp
to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)
Tangent
going off the main subject- touching
Tangible
can be touched
Tardy
slow- retard- late- overdue- delayed
Tare
- weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing
Tarnished
made dull; spoil (reputation)
Taunt
mock; tease
Tawdry
of little value; gaudy; Tastelessly showy
Tedium
boredom
Teetotalism
total abstinence from alcoho
Temper
to moderate; soften
Temperate
moderate
Tempers
moderates
Tenacious
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
Tendentious
dogmatic; biased
Tender
to offer
Tentative
not certain
Tenuous
flimsy; not solid; thin; rare; slim
Terse
concise; to the point
Testiness
irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]
Therapeutic
medicinal; curative
Throwback
exhibiting primitive- or ancestral- traits; A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Thwart
prevent; frustrate
Timorous
cowardly; fearful
Tirade
stream of verbal abuse
Titter
giggle quietly
Toady
sycophant; flatterer
Tome
large book
Torpid
inactive; lazy; stagnant
Torpor
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
Torrid
hot and steamy
Tortuous
indirect; winding
Totter
walk unsteadily
Touting
advertising; supporting [tout (v)]
Toy
to play with
Tractable
obedient; dutiful; polite
Tranquil
peaceful
Transcendental
supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]
Transcribe
copy
Transgress
go astray; disobey; commit a sin
Transient
short-lived; ephemeral
Traverse
to move across
Travesty
parody; ridiculous error
Trepidation
fear
Trilogy
set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy = set of four
Trinket
something of little value; knick-knack
Trite
unoriginal; dull
Trivial
unimportant
Truant
Absent without permission
Truncate
cut short; curtail
Tumult
uproar; noise
Turpitude
depravity; corruption
Tutelary
serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]
Tyro
novice; beginner