vocab by letter "T"
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06 May 2015, 06:27
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tacit===understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words
tantalize====tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
tenacity====firmness; persistence
tendentious=====promoting a particular point of view; biased;
tentative=====not fully worked out or developed; provisional
tenuous=====thin; slim; rare
testy=====irritable; impatient
timidity=====lack of self-confidence or courage
titter=====nervous giggle; nervous laugh
totter=====shake or move unsteadily
trance=====hypnotic state; ecstatic state
translucent====partly transparent
travesty====copy or example of something
trivia====trifles; unimportant matters
troth====pledge of good faith
tumid======(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous
turgid=====swollen; distended
turncoat=====traitor
turbid=====(of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick
turmoil=====extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion.