NSF regionals vocabulary 38 Flashcards
tensile
relating to tension
tenuous
very thin
terrain
a tract of land with military advantages
testily
petulant, irritably impatient
theology
the field of study that treats god, study of divine things
throe
a severe spasm of pain
thwart
to oppose successfully, to frustrate or baffle
tidings
news, information, or intelligence
topography
a detail mapping of the characteristics of a area
torpid
slow and inactive
tortuous
not straight forward, full of turns and bends
totter
to sway if about to fall, faltering steps from weakness
touchstone
to test the qualities of something, a stone testing the purity of gold
tousle
to dishevel or rumple
transcend
to go above and beyond
transfix
to impale or pierce through
transgression
to go beyond a limit, violation of a law
transient
enduring a very short time
transnational
involving several nationalities
trappings
articles of dressing or clothes
travail
use of mental or physical energy
trellis
a latticework used to support plants
trey
a card or die having three pips
tributary
a stream flowing into a larger stream or body of water
trilogy
a group of three plays, novels, or dramatic works
