T - U - V Flashcards
Tacit
silently understood
tacit agreement, approval, support
a tacit agreement between the three big companies
talisman
an object that is believed to have magic powers to protect the person who owns it.
like amulet
Next to this talisman above my desk is another.
tangential
Tangential describes something that’s not part of the whole. If you make a comment that is tangential to the story you’re telling, it’s a digression(انحراف). The story could still be understood without it.
tangent: مماس
tautology
زیاده گویی
the use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional:
No one talks about “creative music”, because it would be a tautology.
Try to avoid repetition or tautology.
taxonomy
science of classification
a system for naming and organizing things, especially plants and animals, into groups that share similar qualities
tenet
one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based:
It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual’s mental health is supported by having good social networks.
the tenets of a democratic society
like principle. Base
tenuous
weak
tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist:
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
theocracy
a country that is ruled by religious leaders
thespian
actor or actress connected to theatre.
timbre
the quality of the sound made by a particular instrument or voice
He has a wonderful singing voice, with a rich timbre and resonant tone.
toady
someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them – used to show disapproval. flatterer
It strikes me that Tommy has already mastered the art of being a toady.
He felt like a hanger-on, a toady.
tome
a large, heavy book:
She’s written several weighty tomes on the subject.
torque
گشتاور
tout
از ی چیزی انقد تعریف کنی ک بقیه مشتاق شن بخرنش
1 to praise something or someone to persuade people that they are important
his much touted musical
be touted as something
Nell is being touted as the next big thing in Hollywood.
2 to try to persuade people to buy goods or services you are offering
tout for business/custom British English (=look for customers)
Minicab drivers are not allowed to tout for business.
3 to give someone information about a horse in a race
transgress
to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle. ناهنجارانه
Orton’s plays transgress accepted social norms.
translucent
not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through
Blue veins showed through her translucent skin.
travail
(also travails [plural]) a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work
travail of
the travails of last year’s water shortage
treatise
Atreatiseis a formal written paper about a specific subject. It’s like an essay but longer. رساله
treatise on
a treatise on medical ethics