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word list: 46
TACIT-TOME
Question | Answer |
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tacit | understood,not put into words |
taciturn | habitually silent,talking little |
talisman | charm |
talon | claw of bird |
tantalize | tease,torture with disappointment |
tantamount | eqivalent in effect or value |
taper | candle |
tarry | delay,dawdle |
tawdry | cheap and gaudy |
tedium | boredome,weariness |
temerity | boldness,rashness |
temper | moderate,tonedown,restrain |
tempo | speed of music |
temporal | not lasting foreever |
temporize | avoid committing oneself,gain time |
tenacious | holding fast,firmness |
tendentious | having an aim,biased |
tender | offer,extend |
tenet | doctrine,dogma |
tenuous | thin,rare,slim |
tepid | lukewarm |
terse | concise,abrupt,pithy |
tesselated | inlaid,mosaic |
testator | maker of will |
testy | irritable,short tempered |
tether | tie with a rope |
thematic | relating to an unifying motif or idea |
theocracy | govt.run by religious leaders |
thespian | pertaining to drama |
thrall | slave,bondage |
threadbare | worn through till the threads show |
throes | violent anguish |
throng | crowd |
throttle | strangle |
thwart | baffle,frustrate |
tightwad | excessive frugal person,miser |
tiller | handle used to move boat's rudder |
timorous | fearful |
tipple | drink frequently(alcoholic beverages) |
tirade | extended scolding |
titanic | gigantic |
tithe | tax of 1/10 |
titillae | tickle |
titter | nervous laugh |
titular | having the title of an office without obligations |
toady | servile flatterer,yes man |
toga | roman out robe |
tome | large volume |