| Question |
Answer |
| tightwad |
miser; excessively frugal person |
| tiller |
handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer) |
| timbre |
quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch) |
| timidity |
lack of self-confidence or courage |
| timorous |
fearful; timid; demonstrating fear |
| tinge |
give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy |
| tint |
slight degree of color; V: give a tint to |
| tipple |
drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink |
| tirade |
long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| titanic |
gigantic; N. titan |
| tithe |
tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe |
| titillate |
tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it |
| title |
name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate |
| titter |
nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V. |
| titular |
of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company |
| toady |
servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn |
| toga |
Roman outer robe |
| token |
outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude |
| toll |
sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |
| tome |
large volume; book |
| tonsure |
shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V. |
| topography |
physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place |
| topple |
become unsteady and fall down |
| torpedo |
underwater explosive apparatus; V. |
| torpor |
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
| torque |
twisting force; force producing rotation |
| torrent |
rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents. |
| torrid |
(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs |
| torso |
trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk |
| tortuous |
winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| toss |
throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something |
| totem |
animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole |
| totter |
shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall |
| touching |
causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
| touchstone |
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard |
| touchy |
oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| tout |
promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise |
| toxic |
poisonous; N. toxicity |
| tract |
propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract |
| tractable |
docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| traduce |
expose to slander |
| trajectory |
path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet |
| tramp |
walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
| trample |
step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
| trance |
hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
| tranquillity |
calmness; peace |
| transcendent |
exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy |
| transcendental |
going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| transcribe |
copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| transgression |
violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong |
| transient |
staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient |
| transition |
going from one state of action to another |
| transitory |
transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness |
| translucent |
partly transparent |
| transmute |
transform; change; convert to something different |
| transparent |
permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie |
| transpire |
(of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores |
| transport |
strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| transpose |
reverse the order or position of |
| trappings |
outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
| traumatic |
(of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |
| travail |
strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth |
| traverse |
go through or across |
| travesty |
copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon |
| tread |
walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step |
| treasure |
keep as precious; cherish |
| treatise |
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
| trek |
travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey |
| tremor |
trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation) |
| tremulous |
trembling; wavering |
| trenchant |
cutting; incisive; keen |
| trepidation |
fear; nervous apprehension |
| tribulation |
suffering; ordeal; distress; trial |
| tribunal |
court of justice |
| tribune |
official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people |
| tribute |
tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to |
| trickle |
flow in drops or in a thin stream; N. |
| trickster |
person who cheats people |
| trident |
three-pronged spear |
| trifle |
something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt |
| trifling |
trivial; unimportant |
| trigger |
set off; start |
| trilogy |
group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself) |
| trim |
make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order |
| trinket |
knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry |
| trite |
hackneyed; commonplace |
| trivia |
trifles; unimportant matters |
| troth |
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth |
| trough |
long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| truculence |
aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce |
| truism |
self-evident truth |
| truncate |
cut the top off; shorten |
| trunk |
main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| tryst |
meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet |
| tumid |
(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous |
| tumult |
commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly |
| tundra |
rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
| turbid |
(of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
| turbulence |
state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed |
| tureen |
deep dish for serving soup |
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