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SAT Words 65
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tedious | (adj.) dull, boring (As time passed and the history professor continued to drone on and on, the lecture became increasingly _____.) |
| temerity | (n.) audacity, recklessness (Tom and Huck entered the scary cave armed with nothing but their own _____.) |
| temperance | (n.) moderation in action or thought (Maintaining _____ will ensure that you are able to think rationally and objectively.) |
| tenable | (adj.) able to be defended or maintained (The department heads tore down the arguments in other people’s theses, but Johari’s work proved to be quite _____.) |
| tenuous | (adj.) having little substance or strength (Your argument is very _____, since it relies so much on speculation and hearsay.) |
| terrestrial | (adj.) relating to the land (Elephants are _____ animals.) |
| timorous | (adj.) timid, fearful (When dealing with the unknown, _____ Tallulah almost always broke into tears.) |
| tirade | (n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting language (Every time Jessica was late, her boyfriend went into a long _____ about punctuality.) |
| toady | (n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors (The other kids referred to the teacher’s pet as the Tenth Grade _____.) |
| tome | (n.) a large book (In college, I used to carry around an anatomy book that was the heaviest _____ in my bag.) |
| torpid | (adj.) lethargic, dormant, lacking motion (The _____ whale floated, wallowing in the water for hours.) |
| torrid | (adj.) giving off intense heat, passionate (I didn’t want to witness the neighbor’s _____ affair through the window.) |
| tortuous | (adj.) winding (The scary thing about driving in mountains are the narrow, _____ roads.) |
| tractable | (adj.) easily controlled (The horse was so _____, Myra didn’t even need a bridle.) |
| tranquil | (adj.) calm (There is a time of night when nothing moves and everything is _____.) |
| transgress | (v.) to violate, go over a limit (The criminal’s actions _____d morality and human decency.) |
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