Vocab List #2

Question 1

tidings

Answer 1

noun; New information about specific and timely events.

Question 2

tinge

Answer 2

noun,verb; 1. A slight but appreciable addition. 2. Suffuse with color.

Question 3

tirade

Answer 3

noun; 1.A speech of violent denunciation. 2. a long, very emotional speech

Question 3

tome

Answer 3

noun; A (usually) large and scholarly book

Question 4

treatise

Answer 4

(treetuhs) noun;
1. A written work dealing formally and systematically with a certain subject. 2. A formal exposition.

Question 5

tributary

Answer 5

noun,adjective; 1. small streams that often begin at mountains, flow into larger streams and then flow into even larger streams that form together 2. A branch that flows into the main stream.

Question 6

trite

Answer 6

(triit) adjective; 1. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. 2. used so much that it is no longer fresh or new

Question 7

troupe

Answer 7

noun; Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical).

Question 8

truism

Answer 8

noun; 1. An obvious truth. 2. A truth that is so well known that it is almost unnecessary to say it.

Question 9

turmoil

Answer 9

noun 1. A disorderly outburst or tumult. 2. Violent agitation.