Vocabulary: T-words Flashcards
tu·mul·tu·ous
[too-muhl-choo-uh s, tyoo-]
2.
raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students.
3.
highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.
Tentative
unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive;: a tentative smile on his face.
tan·ta·lize
To torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
Torrent
Sudden,violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings).
Tenacity
A quality or fact of being very determined, persistent.
trep·i·da·tion
[trep-i-dey-shuh n]
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen: apprehension
Tenable
Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Able to be held or used
Tacit
Understood or implied without it being stated
Tenuous
lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
trea·cle
[tree-kuh l]
Cloying in sentimentality or flattery.
tran·quil·li·ty
[trang-kwil-i-tee]
quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
Tawdry
(of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap
low or mean; base: tawdry motives.
Truculent
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
tendentious
Expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view. Esp a controversial one.
Tandem
Alongside each other; together
