T Flashcards
Tabulation
A systematic listing by columns or rows
Tableau
Dramatic scene or picture
Tacit
Silent; not expressed
Taciturn
Speaking very little
Tactics
Plan; method; strategy
Tactile
Pertaining to sense of touch
Taint
To infect; to harm a person’a reputation
Tangent
Touching
Tangible
Real; capable of being touched
Tantalize
To tease or torment
Tantamount
Equivalent to
Tarn
A small lake or pool
Tarnish
To soil; to discolor; to stain
Tarry
To linger; to delay
Taunt
To ridicule; to tease
Taurine
Like a bull
Taut
Tight; tense
Tawdry
Cheap; showy; flashy
Tawny
Yellowish- brown
Teeming
Overfilled; pouring out
Temerity
Reckless boldness; rashness
Temperate
Not extreme; moderate
Temporal
Pertaining to time
Temporize
To be indecisive; to be evasive; to delay an action
Tenacious
Holding on; persistent; stubborn
Tendentious
Biased; favoring a cause
Tenet
A doctrine; a belief
Tensile
Capable of being stretched; elastic
Tenuous
Slender; flimsy; without substance
Tenure
the holding or possessing of anything
Tepid
Lukewarm
Terminus
A boundary; a limit
Terpsichorean
Pertaining to dancing
Terrestrial
Earthly; living on land
Terse
Brief; to the point
Testy
Irritable
Thanatology
The study of death and dying
Theocracy
Government by religious leaders
Thespian
An actor
Thrall
A slave
Threnody
A funeral song
Throes
A violent struggle; pains (of childbirth); agony (of death)
Throng
A crowd
Thwart
To prevent or hinder
Timorous
Fearful; cowardly
Tinge
A faint color; a trace
Tirade
A long angry speech; an outburst of bitter denunciation
Titillate
To tickle; to excite agreeably
Titter
To laugh in self-conscious or nervous way
Token
Sign or symbol (n); slight or unimportant (adj)
Tome
Large, heavy book
Toothsome
Tasty
Topple
To overturn; to fall over
Torpid
Inactive; sluggish
Torsion
Twisting; bending
Tortuous
Twisting; winding
Touchstone
Standard; a test or criterion for quality
Tractable
Easy to manage
Traduce
To speak badly of; to slander
Transcend
To go beyond; to overcome
Transcendental
Supernatural; going beyond ordinary experience or belief
Transgression
Violation of a rule or law
Transient
Temporary; passing
Transitory
Lasting a short time; brief
Transmute
To chance from one form to another; to transform
Trappings
Articles of dress; equipment
Travail
Very hard work; intense pain
Travesty
An absurd or inadequate imitation
Treacherous
Dangerous; deceptive; disloyal
Treatise
A book or writing about some particular subject
Treble
Three times as much
Tremulous
Trembling; quivering
Trenchant
Keen or incisive; vigorous; effective
Trepidation
Fear; alarm
Tribulation
Trouble
Tributary
A stream flowing into a river
Trite
Worn out; stale; commonplace
Trivia
Matters or things that are very unimportant; trivialities
Truckle
(To) submit; to yield
Truculent
Savage; brutal; cruel
Truism
A self-evident, obvious truth
Truncheon
A club
Tryst
A secret meeting
Tumid
Swollen; bulging
Tumult
Great noise and confusion
Turbid
Muddy; unclear
Turgid
Swollen
Turmoil
Confusion
Turpitude
Baseness; a shameful behavior
Tussle
A struggle; a fight
Tutelage
Instruction
Twain
Two
Tycoon
A wealthy businessman
Tyro
A beginner