Vocab List 2 Flashcards
Tidings
New information about specific and timely events
Tinge
A slight but appreciable addition
Tirade
A speech of violent denunciation
Tome
A (usually) large and scholarly book
Tonic
Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
Topical
Of or relating to or arranged by topics
Trajectory
The path followed by an object moving through space
Tranquil
Characterized by absence of emotional agitation
Transient
One who stays for only a short time
Transition
The act of passing from one state or place to the next
Transparent
capable of transmitting light so that objects on the other side can be seen clearly
Transpose
A matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a give matrix
Tretise
A written work dealing formally and systematically with a certain subject
Tremor
An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
Trepidation
A feeling of alarm or dread
Tributary
Small streams that often begin at mountains, flow into larger streams and then flow into even larger streams that form together
Trite
Repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
Troupe
Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
Truism
An obvious truth
Turmoil
A disorderly outburst or tumult
Unanimous
Complete agreement
Unassuming
Not arrogant or presuming
Unbiased
to be free from preference or prejudice
Undermine
Destroy property or hinder normal operations
Undertaking
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
