BOX 28 Flashcards
(128 cards)
1
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temerity
A
boldness; rashness
2
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temper
A
moderate; tone down; toughen (steel)
3
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temperament
A
characteristic form of mind; disposition
4
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tempo
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speed of music
5
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temporal
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not lasting forever
6
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temporize
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avoid committing oneself; gain time
7
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tenacious
A
holding fast (firmly)
8
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tenacity
A
persistency
9
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tendencious
A
biased; having an aim
10
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tender
A
offer
11
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tenet
A
doctrine; dogma
12
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tenement
A
piece of land held by an owner
13
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tensile
A
capable of being stretched
14
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tentative
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provisional
15
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tenure
A
holding an office
16
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tepid
A
lukewarm
17
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terminate
A
to bring to an end
18
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teminology
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terms used in science and art
19
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terminus
A
last stop of railroad
20
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terrestrial
A
on or relating to the earth
21
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infernal
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relating to hell
22
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terse
A
concise; pithy
23
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tertiary
A
third
24
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tesselated
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inlaid mosiac
25
testator
maker of a will
26
testy
irritable; short-tempered
27
tether
tie with a rope
28
thematic
relating to a theme
29
theocracy
government of a community by religious leaders
30
theoretical
not practical; hypothetical
31
therapeutic
curative
32
thermal
pertaining to heat
33
thespian
pertaining to theatre
34
thrall
slavery; bondage
35
thrifty
economical; careful about money
36
thrive
prosper
37
throes
violent anguish
38
anguish
severe mental or physical pain
39
throng
crowd
40
throttle
strangle
41
thwart
baffle
42
tightwad
miser; excessively frugal
43
tilter
handle used to move boat's rudder
44
skiff
light rowing boat
45
sculling
pair of small oars for a single rower
46
timbre
quality of musical tone produced by instrument
47
timidity
lack of courage
48
timorous
fearful; demonstrating fear
49
tipple
drink alcohol frequently
50
titanic
gigantic
51
tithe
tax of one-tenth
52
titillate
tickle
53
title
rank; name
54
titter
nerous laugh
55
titular
having the title of an office without the obligations
56
toady
servile flatterer
57
toga
Roman outer robe
58
tome
large volume
59
tonsure
shaving of the head, esp. on entering religious order
60
topography
physical features of a region
61
torque
twisting force
62
torrent
rushing stream
63
torso
trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
64
touchstone
stone to test the fineness in gold alloys; criterion
65
touchy
sensitive; irascible
66
tout
publicize; praise excessively
67
toxic
poisonous
68
tract
pamphlet; region of indefinite size
69
traduce
expose to slander
70
trajectory
path taken by a projectile
71
tranquility
calmness
72
transcend
exceed; surpass
73
transcribe
copy
74
transient
temporary
75
transition
going from one state of action to another
76
transitoriness
impermanence
77
psalmist
author of a biblical psalm
78
psalm
song or hymn
79
translucent
partly transparent
80
transmute
change
81
transparent
allows light to pass through
82
transpire
been revealed; happen
83
transport
strong emotions
84
trappings
outward decorations; ornaments
85
traumatic
pertaining to injury caused by violence
86
travail
painful labour
87
traverse
go through
88
travesty
comical parody
89
treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
90
trek
travel; journey
91
tremor
slight quiver
92
tremulous
trembling
93
trenchant
cutting (causing emotional pain); keen
94
trepidation
fear; trembling agitation
95
tribulation
suffering
96
tribunal
court of justice
97
tribute
mark of respect; tax lelvied by a ruler
98
trident
three-pronged spear
99
trigger
set off
100
trilogy
group of three works
101
trinket
knicknack; bauble
102
trite
banal
103
trivia
trifles
104
troth
pledge of good faith esp. in betrothal
105
trough
container for feeding animals; lowest point
106
truism
self-evident truth
107
truncate
cut the top off
108
tryst
romantic meeting between lovers
109
tumid
swollen; bombastic
110
tumult
commotion; riot
111
tundra
rolling; treeless plain in the Arctic
112
turbid
muddy; having the sediment disturbed
113
turbulence
state of violent agitation
114
tureen
deep dish for serving soup
115
turgid
swollen; distended
116
turmoil
confusion; strife
117
turncoat
traitor
118
taut
stretched or pulled tight; not slack
119
turpitude
depravity (moral corruptness)
120
tutelage
guardianship
121
tutelary
protective; pertaining to a guardianship
122
tycoon
weathly leader
123
tyranny
oppression
124
tyro
novice; beginner
125
timidity
easily frightened; apprehensive
126
tonic
invigorating medicine
127
toil
work laboriously; make litttle progress
128
tedium
weariness; boredom
