T Flashcards
TANTALIZE
to tease or disappoint by promising or showing something desirable and then withholding it.
TAUNT
reproach in scornful or sarcastic language; jeer at; mock. Drive or provoke a person by taunting.
TEASE
to annoy or harass by persistent mocking or poking fun, playful fooling, etc. Excite sexually in a coquettish, unfulfilling way.
TEMPORIZE
to give temporary compliance or agreement, evade immediate decision, etc. so as to gain time or avoid argument. Effect a compromise; negotiate.
TEMPT
to try to persuade; induce or entice, especially to something immoral or sensually pleasurable.
TEST
to make trial of (a person or thing or quality). To try severely; tax a person’s powers of endurance, etc. To cause to undergo a test.
THREATEN
to express his or her intention to inflict punishment, reprisal, etc.
THWART
to hinder, obstruct, frustrate, or defeat a person, plan, wishes, etc.
TICKLE
to please, gratify, delight.
TITILATE
to excite or stimulate pleasurably.
TOP
to surpass, outdo as if one is better, more effective, funnier, etc. than.
TORMENT
to cause great physical pain or mental anguish. Annoy, harass, or tease.
TORTURE
to cause extreme physical or mental pain to; agonizes.
TOY WITH
to engage in flirtation; dally.
TRAMPLE
to treat harshly or ruthlessly; domineer over.
