Words starting with T and U Flashcards
taciturn
silent, not inclined to talk
talisman
a charm to bring good luck
tarry
to delay, dawdle
tawdry
cheap and gaudy
temerity
boldness, audacity
temporize
to act evasively in order to gain time
tendentious
having an aim or ulterior motive; bias
timorous
fearful
tirade
excessive scolding, denunciation
toady
servile flatterer
tome
a large book
torrid
intense, passionate
tout
publicize excessively, praise
tortuous
winding, full of curves
transgress
to violate, go over a limit
transmute
to change or alter form
travesty
grossly inferior imitation
treacly
cloyingly sentimental, sickeningly sweet
trenchant
aggressive, forceful, vigorous
truculent
ferocity, aggressiveness
turncoat
traitor
turpitude
depravity; moral corruption
umbrage
resentment, offense
unbridled
violent, aggressive
uncanny
strange, mysterious
unctuous
smooth or greasy in texture, appearance or behaviour
undulate
to move in wave-like motion
unfetter
liberate
unkempt
disheveled, uncared for in appearance
unrequited
not reciprocated
unwieldy
awkward, cumbersome
upbraid
to criticise or scold severely