"T-" Vocabulary

Question 1

Table

Answer 1

To remove from consideration (v)

Question 2

Taciturn

Answer 2

Not talkative, silent (adj)

Question 3

Talisman

Answer 3

Something believed to have magic power or bestow good luck (n)

Question 4

Tamp

Answer 4

To plug, to drive in or down by a series of blows (v)

Question 5

Tautology

Answer 5

A repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument (n)

Question 6

Tawdry

Answer 6

Cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent (adj)

Question 7

Temperance

Answer 7

Moderation of self-restraint; self-control (n)

Question 8

Tenacity

Answer 8

The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued (n)

Question 9

Tendentious

Answer 9

Biased, showing marked tendencies (adj)

Question 10

Tender

Answer 10

To offer formally (v)

Question 11

Tenuous

Answer 11

Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak (adj)

Question 12

Tepid

Answer 12

Characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm (adj)

Question 13

Terse

Answer 13

Brief and concise in wording (adj)

Question 14

Timorous

Answer 14

Timid, fearful, diffident (adj)

Question 15

Tirade

Answer 15

A long and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation (n)

Question 16

Toady

Answer 16

Sycophant, flatterer, yes-man (n)

Question 17

Torpid

Answer 17

Lethargic, sluggish, dormant (adj)

Question 18

Torque

Answer 18

A force that causes rotation (n)

Question 19

Torrid

Answer 19

Scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried (adj)

Question 20

Tortuous

Answer 20

Winding, twisting, excessively complicated (adj)

Question 21

Tout

Answer 21

To publicly praise or promote (v)

Question 22

Tractable

Answer 22

Docile, obedient, easily led (adj)

Question 23

Transient

Answer 23

Fleeting, passing quickly, brief (adj)

Question 24

Travesty

Answer 24

Mockery, caricature, parody (n)

Question 25

Trenchant

Answer 25

Sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut (adj)

Question 26

Trite

Answer 26

Lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition (adj)

Question 27

Truculent

Answer 27

Fierce, scathing, eager to fight (adj)

Question 28

Tumid

Answer 28

Swollen (adj)

Question 29

Turbid

Answer 29

Muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil (adj)

Question 30

Turgid

Answer 30

Swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate (adj)

Question 31

Turpitude

Answer 31

Depravity, baseness (n)

Question 32

Tyro

Answer 32

Novice, beginner in learning (n)