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barrons letter t
barrons letter t words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| taciturn | habitually silent; talking little |
| tactile | pertaining to the organs or sense of touch |
| tact | skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence |
| taint | contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch |
| talisman | charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer |
| talon | claw of bird |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| tangible | able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof |
| tanner | person who turns animal hides into leather |
| tan | convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun |
| tantalize | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
| taper | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
| tarantula | venomous spider |
| tarry | linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle |
| taut | tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack |
| tautological | needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| taxonomist | specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification |
| tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |
| teetotalism | practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total |
| temerity | boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work |
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
| temperate | moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society |
| tempestuous | stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm |
| tempo | speed of music |
| temporal | of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly |
| temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
| tenacious | holding fast (as to a belief); persistent |
| tenacity | firmness; persistence |
| tendentious | promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction |
| tender | offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound |
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
| tensile | capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |
| tenuous | thin; slim; rare |
| tenure | holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held |
| tepid | lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÃö±ÙÇÃ'; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter |
| termination | end; V. terminate |
| terminology | terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature |
| terminus | last stop of railroad; end |
| terminal | part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
| terrestrial | on or relating to the earth |
| terse | concise; abrupt; pithy |
| tertiary | third in order or rank |
| tessellated | mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern |
| testator | maker of a will; CF. testatrix |
| testy | irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness |
| tether | tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether |
| thematic | of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| theoretical | based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical |
| therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
| thermal | pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air |
| thespian | pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress |
| drama | prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation |
| thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses |
| thrifty | careful about money; economical; N. thrift |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| throes | violent anguish |
| throng | crowd (of people or things); V. |
| throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
| strangle | kill by choking or suffocating; suppress |
| thwart | block or hinder; baffle; frustrate |
| 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 |
| tipple | drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| tardy | slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival |
| 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 |
| tickle | touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please |
| 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 |
| tome | large volume; book |
| handsome | large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| trunk | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| tortuous | winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road |
| totter | shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall |
| 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 |
| elevation | elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| furrow | long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V. |
| 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 |
| trident | three-pronged spear |
| prong | pointed projecting part |
| trifling | trivial; unimportant |
| trifle | something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt |
| trigger | set off; start |
| trilogy | group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself) |
| 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 |
| tryst | meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet |
| tumid | (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous |
| overblown | inflated; exaggerated |
| tumult | commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly |
| tundra | rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| 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 |
| turgid | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
| turmoil | extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil |
| turncoat | traitor |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| tutelage | guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction |
| tutelary | protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities |
| tycoon | wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon |
| typhoon | tropical hurricane or cyclone |
| tyranny | oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress |
| tyro | beginner; novice |
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