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Lippincott
Lippincott Vocabulary RRHS #20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| synthesis | combining parts into a whole |
| taciturn | habitually silent; expressing little |
| tedious | boring; tiring |
| temper | to moderate; to tone down or restrain; to toughen (as steel) |
| temperament | disposition; frame of mind; emotional excess |
| termination | the end of something |
| thwart | to baffle or frustrate |
| toxic | poisonous |
| transcendent | surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior |
| transparent | permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| turbulence | state of violent agitation |
| urbane | suave; elegant; refined |
| utopia | ideal place, state, or society |
| vacillate | to waver or fluctuate |
| versatile | capable of working in many different capacities; having many talents |
| volatile | explosive; quickly changeable |
| voracious | ravenous of appetite |
| wary | very cautious |