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  1. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
    The sentiment here is not tacit, but communicable and overt.
  2. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
    Lady Ruth went back to her guests, and with the effortless ease of long training, she became once more the gracious and tactful hostess.
  3. taint
    contaminate with a disease or microorganism
    The industry, though, hasn’t disclosed what chemicals are used, raising concerns about tainted drinking water supplies and a call for peer-reviewed studies on the effects.
  4. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
    It is terrific fun, but its relation to the theme remains tangential at best.
  5. tantalizing
    arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable
    For long, monotonous months she had been struggling against just such cravings, impossible of realization, and therefore all the more tantalizing.
  6. taper
    diminish gradually
    The snow tapered off after the field was cleared for warmups, but it picked back up toward halftime and kept falling with the mercury.
  7. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
    Verbal harassment refers to teasing, taunting, or insulting someone.
  8. tautological
    characterized by unnecessary repetition
    The expression sounds trite and tautological; but it needs emphasis.
  9. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    The journey was long and tedious, day after day passing with but few incidents to change the monotony of our progress.
  10. temerity
    fearless daring
    He was confident that he had the backing of the men, and in that confidence grew bold with reckless temerity.
  11. temporal
    of this earth or world
    There was not room in Italy for two universal rulers, both holding of God, even though one ruled spiritual things and the other temporal.
  12. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
    "Then you allow his position to be more tenable and reasonable than yours?"
  13. tenacity
    persistent determination
    Constancy, persistence, dogged tenacity is certainly the striking feature of Jacob’s character.
  14. tenet
    a religious doctrine proclaimed as true without proof
    Mr. Malik, who does not drink, decided that trading so-called pub securities would violate tenets of his faith.
  15. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
    Here and there, passages of solid, compelling music making were marred by tentative, uncertain moments.
  16. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
    Mr. Marshall's career as Chief Justice extended through a period of more than thirty-four years, which is the longest judicial tenure recorded in history.
  17. terminal
    station where vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
    Workers prepare flower orders in the American Airlines cargo terminal at Kennedy International Airport.
  18. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
    This building was known, in monastic terminology, as the “Lavabo.”
  19. terrestrial
    operating or living or growing on land
    On land, habitat loss takes away much-needed space for large, terrestrial animals.
  20. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    The war was just a few months old, and the entire Michigan territory had fallen into British hands.
  21. tertiary
    coming third in position
    The plan divides roadways into three major categories: arterial, secondary and tertiary.
  22. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
    For in theocracies, to the social evil of the offence is added the impiety committed against the Deity and his representative on earth.
  23. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
    He had read widely in theology — Saint Augustine and Nietzsche and Reinhold Niebuhr — but he had no formal religious training.
  24. thespian
    of or relating to drama
    True to her thespian inheritance, she played Olivia in Twelfth Night on a student tour of the Highlands and Islands.
  25. throes
    violent pangs of suffering
    He suffered rheumatism in its most acute form, so the coastguard explained between his throes.
  26. throng
    a large gathering of people
    Visitors flocked to Fredericksburg and long before the beginning thousands had gathered, sidewalks, steps and porches were crowded with merry throngs in carnival mood.
  27. throttle
    a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
    Cora slowed down her engine by means of a throttle control that extended up near the wheel.
  28. thrust
    push forcefully
    I cried angrily, thrusting back those who pressed on me most closely.
  29. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
    Efforts to learn more were thwarted in January 2007, when the camera channel used by Hubble to acquire the image stopped working.
  30. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
    It is an angry, sometimes abusive, but overall articulate and heartfelt tirade about growing up in Gaza.
  31. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
    It bored him, and he was no toady to waste his time fawning upon possible patrons.
  32. toil
    work hard
    Taking his stone axe he toiled all day until the tree was felled.
  33. tome
    a large and scholarly book
    This seems like a particularly troubling trend for academia, where digital books are slowly overtaking the heavy tomes I used to lug around.
  34. topography
    the configuration of a surface and its features
    They land in a lush green jungle whose topography seems to resemble no known place on Earth.
  35. torpid
    slow and apathetic
    His energies are suspended, his senses become numbed and torpid—in short, he feels as one who goes to sleep in a snow-storm.
  36. torque
    a twisting force
    Those photons produce very small amounts of torque that can slow the rotation or speed it up.
  37. torrid
    extremely hot
    Days dragged on; days of torrid, relentless heat.
  38. totalitarian
    of a system in which the state regulates every realm of life
    Suppression of art and ideas is something that happens in totalitarian regimes, not this country, he added.
  39. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
    Shock jock Howard Stern, however, didn't hold back at a news conference in New York touting his own new TV gig.
  40. tractable
    easily managed
    By a three months' School course stubborn horses may be made tractable, dangerous horses rendered comparatively safe, uncomfortable brutes easy and reliable.
  41. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
    One may "abuse," "assail," or vilify another to his face; he asperses, calumniates, slanders, or traduces him behind his back.
  42. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
    Losing altitude, they hurtled on a sloping trajectory toward Washington.
  43. transcendental
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
    That she should have wanted to captivate Mr. Traffick,—she with her high ideas of some transcendental, more than human, hero!
  44. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    Vietnamese state media prior to the trial reported prosecutors as saying that Mr. Dinh's transgressions represent a "particularly serious violation of national security."
  45. transient
    lasting a very short time
    Smokers, on the other hand, had wildly transient populations, with species moving in and out—which opened up real estate for the bad bugs.
  46. transitory
    lasting a very short time
    Positive reviews are blissful but strangely transitory, forgotten within hours.
  47. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
    It is usually translucent, becoming nearly transparent on immersion in water.
Created on Sun Jan 05 21:00:04 EST 2020

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