Taciturn-Zeitgeist Flashcards
taciturn
(adj.) - not inclined to talk
tantamount
(adj.) - equivalent in value or significance
tedious
(adj.) - boring, dull
telepathic
(adj.) - capable of reading minds
tenuous
(adj.) - having little substance or strength
terrestrial
(adj.) - relating to the land
terse
(adj.) - abrupt, short, brief
timorous
(adj.) - fearful, timid
tome
(n.) - a large book
toothsome
(adj.) - delicious, luscious
torpid
(adj.) - lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
torrid
(adj.) - giving off intense heat, passionate
tortuous
(adj.) - winding, twisted
tragedy
(n.) - a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
tranquil
(adj.) - calm, serene, peaceful
travesty
(n.) - a grossly inferior imitation
trek
(v.) - to walk, travel by foot
trite
(adj.) - overused, hackneyed
truculent
(adj.) - eager to fight, violent
ubiquitous
(adj.) - existing everywhere, widespread
ultimate
(n.) - the last part, or a fundamental element
umbrage
(n.) - anger, offense, resentment
uncanny
(adj.) - of supernatural character or origin
undulate
(v.) - to move in a smooth wavelike motion
uniform
(adj.) - unvarying, conforming to one principle
unilateral
(adj.) - having only one side
unique
(adj.) - being the only one of its kind
upbraid
(v.) - to criticize, scold, reproach
vacillate
(v.) - to sway from one side to another
variance
(n.) - a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
variegate
(v.) - to diversify
vast
(adj.) - enormous, immense
veneer
(n.) - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, faade
veracious
(adj.) - honest, truthful
verbose
(adj.) - wordy
vicarious
(adj.) - experienced through another’s actions
vicissitudes
(n.) - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life
vigor
(n.) - vitality and energy, vim.
vim
(n.) - and energy, vigor.
vivacious
(adj.) - lively, spirited, full of life
vocation
(n.) - one’s work or professional calling
volition
(n.) - a conscious choice or decision
voluminous
(adj.) - large, ample
voluptuary
(n.) - someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybarite
wane
(v.) - to decrease gradually in size or degree
wax
(v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree
weather
(v.) - to withstand or survive a situation
whet
(v.) - to make more keen, stimulate
winsome
(adj.) - charming, attractive
Zeitgeist
(n.) - the spirit of the time