T words

Question 1

tableau

Answer 1

a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

Question 2

taciturn

Answer 2

reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

Question 3

tact

Answer 3

sensitivity, courtesy

Question 4

tad

Answer 4

a small amount of something

Question 5

tangible

Answer 5

real, capable of being touched

Question 6

tantamount

Answer 6

equivalent in effect

Question 7

taper

Answer 7

to lessen; to become smaller at one end, contract, diminish

Question 8

tapir

Answer 8

a nocturnal hoofed mammal with a stout body, sturdy limbs, and a short flexible proboscis, native to the forests of tropical America and Malaysia

Question 9

tatterdemalion

Answer 9

a person dressed in ragged clothing.

Question 10

tawdry

Answer 10

showy but cheap and of poor quality.

Question 11

teamster

Answer 11

A truck driver.

Question 12

telega

Answer 12

a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs

Question 13

tenacious

Answer 13

tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.

Question 14

tenebrous

Answer 14

dark; shadowy or obscure.

Question 15

terpsichorean

Answer 15

of or relating to dancing.

Question 16

terse

Answer 16

brief

Question 17

tetra

Answer 17

A small tropical freshwater fish that is typically brightly colored. Native to Africa and America, many tetras are popular in aquariums.

Question 18

teutonic

Answer 18

displaying the characteristics popularly attributed to Germans

Question 19

thimbleweed

Answer 19

A common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles.

Question 20

ti

Answer 20

The good luck plant

Question 21

tidings

Answer 21

news; information.

Question 22

tipple

Answer 22

drink alcohol, especially habitually.

Question 23

tolerance

Answer 23

respect for the ways and views of others

Question 24

toothsome

Answer 24

(of food) temptingly tasty.

Question 25

torpor

Answer 25

inactivity

Question 26

tranquil

Answer 26

calm, peaceful, serene

Question 27

travails

Answer 27

engage in painful or laborious effort

Question 28

trepidation

Answer 28

fear, anxiety

Question 29

tricorn

Answer 29

(of a hat) having a brim turned up on three sides.

Question 30

trifling

Answer 30

unimportant, trivial

Question 31

trivial

Answer 31

of little importance or significance

Question 32

trollop

Answer 32

a woman perceived as sexually disreputable or promiscuous.

Question 33

trousseau

Answer 33

the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.

Question 34

truncate

Answer 34

to shorten

Question 35

turbulent

Answer 35

violently agitated, disturbed

Question 36

tureen

Answer 36

A deep covered dish from which soup is served.

Question 37

tyranny

Answer 37

absolute power that is often cruel