Vocab T Flashcards
Table
V to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
Taciturn
Adj not talkative, silent
Talisman
N something believed to have magic power or bestow good luck
Tamp
V to plug, to drive in our down by a series of blows
Tautology
N a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument
Tawdry
Adj cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent
Tenacity
N the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
Tendentious
Adj biased, showing marked tendencies
Tender
V to offer formally
Tenuous
Adj having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak
Terse
Adj brief and concise in wording
Timorous
Adj timid, fearful, diffident
Tirade
N along and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation
Toady
(TOH dee)
N sycophant, flatterer, yes-man
Torpid
Adj lethargic, sluggish, dormant
Torque
N a force that causes rotation
Torrid
Adj scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried
Tortuous
Adj winding, twisting, excessively complicated
Tout
V to publicly praise or promote
Tractable
Adj docile,obedient, easily led
Transient
Adj fleeting, passing quickly, brief
Travesty
N mockery, caricature, parody
Trenchant
Adj sharply perceptive,keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut
Truculent
Adj fierce, scathing, eager to fight
Tumid
Adj swollen
Turbid
Adj muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil
Turgid
Adj swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate
Turpitude
N depravity, baseness
Tyro
N novice, beginner in learning
