Princeton Review Word Smart 2nd Edition Root T, U, V

VenkataHari S. (India)
tac/ tic - to be silent | tain/ ten/ tent/ tin - to hold | tend/ tens/ tent/ tenu - to stretch, to thin | theo - god | tom - to cut | tort - to twist | tract - to drag, to pull, to draw | trans - across | us/ ut - to use | ven/ vent - to come, to move toward | ver - truth | vers/ vert - to turn | vi - life | vid/ vis - to see | voc/ vok - to call | vol - to wish
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  1. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  2. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  3. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  4. contain
    hold or have within
  5. detain
    cause to be slowed down or delayed
  6. pertain
    be relevant to
  7. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  8. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  9. abstention
    the trait of avoiding some substance or activity
  10. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  11. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  12. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  13. tenant
    someone who pays rent to use property owned by someone else
  14. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  15. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  16. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  17. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  18. extend
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
  19. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  20. tendon
    a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
  21. tent
    a portable shelter
  22. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  23. contend
    compete for something
  24. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  25. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  26. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  27. contender
    the contestant you hope to defeat
  28. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  29. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  30. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  31. extenuating
    partially excusing or justifying
  32. atheist
    someone who denies the existence of god
  33. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  34. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  35. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
  36. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  37. microtome
    scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
  38. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  39. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  40. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  41. extort
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  42. torture
    infliction of suffering to punish or obtain information
  43. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  44. tractor
    a wheeled vehicle with large wheels
  45. attract
    exert a force on
  46. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  47. detract
    take away a part from; diminish
  48. tract
    an extended area of land
  49. tractable
    easily managed
  50. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  51. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  52. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  53. transfer
    move from one place to another
  54. transaction
    conducting business within or between groups
  55. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  56. transport
    move something or somebody around
  57. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  58. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  59. transient
    lasting a very short time
  60. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  61. transcendent
    exceeding or surpassing usual limits
  62. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  63. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  64. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  65. usage
    the act of employing
  66. utensil
    an implement for practical use
  67. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  68. utility
    the quality of being of practical use
  69. utilitarian
    having a useful function
  70. adventure
    a wild and exciting undertaking
  71. convene
    meet formally
  72. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  73. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
  74. venturesome
    disposed to take risks
  75. avenue
    a wide street or thoroughfare
  76. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  77. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  78. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  79. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  80. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  81. verify
    confirm the truth of
  82. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  83. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  84. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  85. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  86. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  87. revert
    go back to a previous state
  88. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  89. invert
    turn inside out or upside down
  90. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  91. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  92. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  93. extrovert
    a person directed toward others as opposed to the self
  94. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  95. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  96. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  97. traverse
    journey across or pass over
  98. covert
    secret or hidden
  99. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  100. avert
    turn away or aside
  101. advert
    a public promotion of some product or service
  102. vivid
    having striking color
  103. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  104. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  105. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  106. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  107. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  108. video
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
  109. vision
    the ability to see
  110. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  111. adviser
    an expert who gives advice
  112. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  113. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  114. visionary
    a person with unusual powers of foresight
  115. visage
    the human face
  116. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  117. vocal
    music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
  118. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  119. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  120. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  121. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  122. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  123. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  124. convoke
    call together
  125. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  126. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  127. evocative
    serving to bring to mind
  128. revoke
    cancel officially
  129. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  130. voluntary
    of your own free will or design
  131. volunteer
    a person who performs work done by choice
  132. volition
    the act of making a choice
  133. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  134. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
Created on Thu Sep 26 22:08:32 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Sep 29 08:15:49 EDT 2013)

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