Vocabulary Flashcards - T Words

Understood or implied without being stated (There was a tacit agreement between the two companies.)

(Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little (The taciturn man rarely spoke, preferring to keep his thoughts to himself.)

Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as (The resignation was tantamount to an admission of guilt.)

Very weak or slight; insubstantial (The connection between the two events was tenuous at best.)

(Especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm (The coffee was tepid and unappetizing.)

Sparing in the use of words; abrupt (Her terse reply indicated that she was annoyed.)

Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence (The timorous kitten hid under the bed during the storm.)

A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation (The manager went on a tirade about the lack of productivity.)

A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one (The professor's tome on ancient history was well-regarded in academic circles.)

Very hot and dry; full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love (The torrid romance between the two characters captivated the audience.)

Full of twists and turns; excessively lengthy and complex (The tortuous path through the mountains was difficult to navigate.)

(Of a person or animal) easy to control or influence (The dog was surprisingly tractable and well-behaved.)

To go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior) (He transgressed the law by stealing from the company.)

Not permanent (The transitory nature of the job made it difficult to plan for the future.)

A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something (The trial was a travesty of justice.)

Vigorous or incisive in expression or style (Her trenchant criticism of the policy left no room for doubt.)

(Of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness (The speech was filled with trite phrases and clichés.)

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant (The truculent attitude of the player led to a fight on the field.)

Swollen and distended or congested; (Of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic (The professor's turgid lecture put many students to sleep.)

Depravity; wickedness (The novel's protagonist was punished for his moral turpitude.)