T-Z-2 Flashcards
: equal to something in value, meaning, or effect
tantamount
: a book, article, etc., that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly
treatise
: to make (something) less severe or extreme
: to cause (something, such as steel or glass) to become hard or strong by heating it and cooling it
temper
: a stupid or foolish person
twit
: long strenuous fatiguing labor
toil
: boring and too slow or long
tedious
: cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others
tyranny
: to allow (something that is bad, unpleasant, etc.) to exist, happen, or be done
: to accept the feelings, behavior, or beliefs of (someone)
tolerate
: a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building
: the point or level at which something begins or changes
threshold
: a short fight or struggle
: an argument or a dispute
tussle
: the curved path along which something moves through the air or through space
trajectory
: to interest or excite (someone) in an enjoyable and often sexual way
titillate
: a taste sensation that is meaty or savory and is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (as glutamate and aspartate)
umami
: complete and total
utter
: agreed to by everyone
: having the same opinion
unanimous
: greatest or highest in degree, number, or amount
: farthest or most distant
utmost
: to ask people to do or support (something) in a way that shows that you believe it is very important
: to try to persuade (someone) in a serious way to do something
urge
: the quality of seeming real
verisimilitude
: a long journey to a distant or unknown place especially over water or through outer space
voyage
: an amount of difference or change
variance
: healthy and strong
: done with great force and energy
vigorous
: the property of resistance to flow in a fluid or semifluid
viscosity
of a liquid : thick or sticky : not flowing easily
viscous
: to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege
vouchsafe
: bad or immoral behavior or habits
: a moral flaw or weakness
: a minor bad habit
vice
: morally good behavior or character
: a good and moral quality
: the good result that comes from something
virtue
: not filled, used, or lived in
: showing no indication of what someone is thinking, feeling, etc.
vacant
: an entrance hall inside a building
vestibule
: the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else
vengeance
: showing strong and often angry feelings : very emotional
vehement
: a basic or essential element or material
woof
: relating to the business of selling things in large amounts to other businesses rather than to individual customers
: affecting large numbers of people or things
wholesale
: to what place
whither
: very unhappy, ill, etc.
: very bad or unpleasant
: very poor in quality or ability
wretched
: time past and especially long past
yore
