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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tableau | a graphic picture |
| taboo | prohibited act |
| tacit | expressed without words |
| taciturn | silent; talking little |
| tactile | pertaining to the sense of touch |
| taint | to contaminate; corrupt |
| talisman | charm |
| tally | to add up |
| tangent | touching or a change of course |
| tantalize | lease |
| tantamount | equal |
| tarry | delay |
| taunt | to ridicule |
| taut | tight; ready |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy |
| tedious | boring; tiring |
| temerity | boldness |
| temper | restrain; toughen |
| temperate | mild or self-controlled |
| temporal | not lasting forever |
| temporize | avoid committing oneself; gain time |
| tenacious | holding fast |
| tenacity | persistency |
| tendentious | biased |
| tedious | boring; painstaking |
| tenet | doctrine; beliefs |
| tensile | capable of being stretched |
| tentative | temporary; hesitant |
| tenuous | rare; slim |
| tenure | time of hoding an office |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| terminate | to end |
| terminus | last stop |
| terrestrial | earthy |
| terse | brief |
| testy | irritable |
| theocracy | government by religious leaders |
| therapeutic | pertaining to the treatment of disease |
| thermal | pertaining to heat |
| thesaurus | a book of synonyms and antonyms; a dictionary |
| thespian | an actor |
| thrall | a slave |
| threnody | a funeral song |
| throes | a violent struggle; in agony |
| throng | a crowd |
| thwart | to prevent |
| timorous | cowardly |
| tinge | a trace |
| tirade | an angry speech |
| titanic | huge |
| titillate | to excite |
| titter | a nervous laugh |
| token | a symbol; unimportant |
| tome | a large book |
| toothsome | tasty |
| torpid | sluggish |
| torsion | twisting; bending |
| torso | the trunk of the human body |
| tortuous | twisting or winding |
| touchstone | standard; benchmark |
| tractable | easy to manage |
| traduce | to slander |
| trait | a characteristic |
| tranquil | calm |
| transcend | to go beyond |
| transcendental | supernatural |
| transgression | a violation |
| transient | temporary |
| transitory | brief |
| translucent | letting light through |
| transmute | to change from one form to another |
| transparent | easily seen through |
| transpire | to occur |
| trappings | articles of dress or equipment |
| trauma | a shock |
| travail | hard work |
| travesty | a poor imitation |
| treacherous | disloyal or dangerous |
| treatise | a book about one particular subject |
| treble | three times as much |
| tremulous | trembling |
| trenchant | vigorous or effective |
| trepidation | fear |
| tribulation | trouble |
| tributary | a stream flowing into a river |
| tribute | a gift to show respect |
| trinity | group of three |
| trite | worn out or commonplace |
| trivia | things that are very unimportant |