Vocab List #10

Question 1

tic/tac

Answer 1

to be silent

Question 2

tain/ten/tent/tin

Answer 2

to hold

Question 3

Reticent

Answer 3

(Adj) not revealing ones thoughts or feelings readily

Question 4

Tacit

Answer 4

(Adj) understood or implied without being stated

Question 5

Taciturn

Answer 5

(Adj) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

Question 6

Detain

Answer 6

(V) keep from proceeding; hold back

Question 7

Pertain

Answer 7

(V) be appropriate, related, or applicable

Question 8

Tenacious

Answer 8

(Adj) Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely

Question 9

Tenure

Answer 9

(N) holding of an office

Question 10

Tenable

Answer 10

(Adj) able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; able to be held or used

Question 11

Sustenance

Answer 11

(N) find and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment

Question 12

Abstention

Answer 12

(N) an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion voluntarily

Question 13

Pertinacious

Answer 13

(Adj) holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action