Section 17- All T's

Question 1

Table (v)

Answer 1

to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration

Question 2

Taciturn (adj)

Answer 2

not talkative, silent

Question 3

tacet- (Italian)

Answer 3

quiet or rest

Question 4

Tacit

Answer 4

implied or not directly stated

Question 5

Talisman (n)

Answer 5

something believe to have magic power or bestow good luck

Question 6

Tamp (v)

Answer 6

to plug, to drive in or down by a series of blows

Question 7

Tautology (n)

Answer 7

a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument

Question 8

Tawdry (adj)

Answer 8

cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent

Question 9

Tenacity (n)

Answer 9

the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

Question 10

Tenacious

Answer 10

stubborn, refusing to give up or let go of something

Question 11

Tendentious (adj)

Answer 11

biased, showing marked tendencies

Question 12

Tender (v)

Answer 12

to offer formally

Question 13

Tenuous (adj)

Answer 13

having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak

Question 14

Terse (adj)

Answer 14

brief and concise in wording

Question 15

Timorous (adj)

Answer 15

timid, fearful, diffident

Question 16

diffident

Answer 16

modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence

Question 17

Tirade (n)

Answer 17

a long and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation

Question 18

Toady (n)

Answer 18

syphocant, flatterer, yes-man

Question 19

Torpid (adj)

Answer 19

lethargic, sluggish, dormant

Question 20

Torpor (n)

Answer 20

state of inactivity or lethargy

Question 21

Torque (n)

Answer 21

a force that causes rotation

Question 22

Torrid (adj)

Answer 22

scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried

Question 23

Torrent (n)

Answer 23

1) a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid

2) a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings)

Question 24

Tortuous (adj)

Answer 24

winding, twisting, excessively complicated

Question 25

torturous

Answer 25

relating to or causing torture

Question 26

Tout (v)

Answer 26

to publicly praise or promote

Question 27

Tractable (adj)

Answer 27

docile, obedient, easily led

Question 28

intractable (adj)

Answer 28

hard to control or deal with

Question 29

Transient (adj)

Answer 29

fleeting, passing quickly, brief

Question 30

Transience

Answer 30

state of being transient

Question 31

Travesty (n)

Answer 31

mockery, caricature, parody

Question 32

Travesty (v)

Answer 32

imitate in such a way as to ridicule

Question 33

Trenchant (adj)

Answer 33

sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating biting, clear cut

Question 34

Truculent (adj)

Answer 34

fierce, scathing, eager to fight

Question 35

Tumid (adj)

Answer 35

swollen

Question 36

Tumesence

Answer 36

swelling

Question 37

Turbid (adj)

Answer 37

muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil

Question 38

Turgid (adj)

Answer 38

swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate

Question 39

turgere (Latin)

Answer 39

to swell

Question 40

Turpitude (n)

Answer 40

depravity, baseness

Question 41

Tyro (n)

Answer 41

novice, beginner in learning

Question 42

Vacillate (v)

Answer 42

to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, sway from one side to the other

Question 43

Variegated (adj)

Answer 43

multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color

Question 44

Vaunt (v)

Answer 44

to brag or boast

Question 45

Venal (adj)

Answer 45

capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary

Question 46

venality

Answer 46

use of position for personal gain

Question 47

venum (Latin)

Answer 47

things for sale

Question 48

Venerate (v)

Answer 48

to revere

Question 49

veneration

Answer 49

respect or reverence

Question 50

Veracity (n)

Answer 50

truthfulness, honesty

Question 51

Verisimilitude (n)

Answer 51

appearing true or real

Question 52

verus (Latin)

Answer 52

true

Question 53

vexation (n)

Answer 53

annoyance, irritation

Question 54

vex

Answer 54

annoy or puzzle

Question 55

Vigilant (adj)

Answer 55

alertly watchful

Question 56

Vilify (v)

Answer 56

to defame, characterized harshly

Question 57

Virulent (adj)

Answer 57

extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic

Question 58

virulence

Answer 58

extreme harmfulness or bitterness

Question 59

Viscous (adj)

Answer 59

thick, sticky

Question 60

Vitiate (v)

Answer 60

to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective

Question 61

Vituperate (v)

Answer 61

to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely

Question 62

Violate (adj)

Answer 62

readily changing to a vapor; changeable, fickle, explosive

Question 63

Voracious (adj)

Answer 63

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous