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| tablet | n. slab or panel with words cut or written on it, esp one fixed to a wall as a memorial , |
| tacit | adj. understoodwithout being put into words; implied |
| taciturn | adj. saying very little; uncommunicative ; |
| tact | n. skill at not offending people or at gaining goodwill by saying or doing the right thing |
| tactful | adj. having or showing tact |
| tactile | adj. of or using the sense of touch |
| taint | n. trace of some bad quality or decay or infection |
| takeoff | |
| talisman | n. object that is thought to bring good luck, eg a ring or locket |
| talon | n. claw, esp of a bird of prey |
| tan | v. convert (animal skin) into leather by treating it with tannic acid, etc |
| tangential | peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| tangible | adj. that can be perceived by touch |
| tanner | n. person who tans skins to make leather |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| tantamount | adj. ~ to sth equal in effect to sth; as good as sth |
| tantrum | n. outburst of bad temper, esp in a child |
| taper | n. length of wax-covered thread like a very thin candle burned to give light or to light other candles, etc |
| tarantula | n. any of several types of large spider, many of them hairy and some of them poisonous , |
| tardy | adj. (fml ) slow to act, move or happen |
| tarnish | v. lose its brightness by being exposed to air or damp |
| tarry | v. (arch or rhet ) delay in coming to or going from a place; linger |
| tart | adj. sharp-tasting; acid |
| tatter | to make or become ragged or worn to shreds |
| taunt | v. ~ sb try to provoke sb with scornful or critical remarks; jeer at sb |
| taut | adj. tightly stretched; not slack |
| tautological | tautologous / tR |
| tawdry | adj. showy or gaudy but without real value |
| tawny | adj. brownish-yellow |
| taxonomist | one who study the general principles of scientific classification |
| tedium | n. tediousness; boredom |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| temerity | n. audacity; rashness |
| temper | n. state of the mind as regards anger or calmness |
| temperament | n. person's nature as it affects the way he thinks, feels and behaves |
| temperate | adj. behaving with temperance(1); showing self-control |
| tempestuous | adj. stormy; violently agitated; turbulent |
| tempo | n. speed or rhythm of a piece of music |
| temporal | adj. of worldly affairs, ie not spiritual; secular |
| temporize | avoid committing oneself; gain time |
| tenacious | adj. sticking or clinging firmly together or to an object |
| tenacity | firmness; persistency; adhesiveness |
| tenancy | use of land or buildings as a tenant(1) |
| tenant | n. person who pays rent to a landlord for the use of a room, a building, land, etc |
| tend | v. take care of or look after |
| tendentious | adj. (of a speech, a piece of writing, etc) aimed at helping a cause; not impartial |
| tender | adj. easily damaged or hurt; delicate |
| tenet | n. principle; belief; doctrine |
| tensile | adj. of tension |
| tension | n. state or degree of stretching or being stretched |
| tentative | adj. done, said, etc to test sth; hesitant or exploratory; not definite or decisive |
| tenuous | adj. thin; slender |
| tenure | n. holding of office or land or other property, etc , |
| tepid | adj. lukewarm |
| terminal | adj. of the last stage in a fatal disease |
| terminate | v. come to an end or bring (sth) to an end |
| termination | n. point at which or way in which sth ends |
| terminology | n. technical terms of a particular subject |
| terminus | n. station at the end of a railway line |
| terrestrial | adj. of or living on land |
| terse | adj. using few words; concise; curt |
| tertiary | adj. third in order, rank, importance, etc; next after secondary |
| tessellated | adj. made from small flat pieces of stone of various colours arranged in a pattern |
| testator | n. person who has made a will4(4) |
| testy | adj. easily annoyed; irritable |
| tether | n. rope or chain by which an animal is fastened while it is grazing |
| thematic | adj. of or related to a theme |
| theocracy | n. system of government by priests or a priestly class in which the laws of the State are believed to be the laws of God |
| theoretical | adj. concerned with the theory of a subject |
| therapeutic | adj. of the art of healing or the curing of disease |
| thermal | adj. ofheat |
| thesis | n. statement or theory put forward and supported by arguments |
| thespian | adj. of acting or the theatre |
| thrall | slave; bondage |
| thrash | v. beat with a stick or whip, esp as a punishment |
| threadbare | adj. worn thin; shabby |
| threat | n. expression of one's intention to punish or harm sb, esp if he does not obey |
| thresh | v. beat out or separate from husks of wheat, etc using a machine or (esp formerly) an implement held in the hand |
| thrifty | adj. showing thrift; economical ; |
| thrive | v. ~ (on sth) grow or develop well and vigorously; prosper |
| throb | v. ~ (with sth) (of the heart, pulse, etc) beat, esp faster or stronger thanusual |
| throes | n. severe pains |
| throng | n. crowded mass of people or things |
| throttle | v. seize by the throat and stop him breathing; choke; strangle |
| thwart | v. prevent doing what he intends; oppose (a plan, etc) successfully |
| tickle | v. touch or stroke lightly, esp at sensitive parts, so as to cause a slight tingling sensation, often with twitching movements and laughter |
| tightwad | excessively frugal person; miser |
| tiller | n. person who tills |
| tiltable | |
| timbre | n. characteristicquality of sound produced by a particular voice or instrument |
| timid | adj. easily frightened; shy |
| timidity | timidness ns |
| timorous | adj. timid |
| tinge | v. ~ sth colour sth slightly |
| tint | n. shade or variety of a colour |
| tipple | v. be in the habit of drinking alcoholic drinks, esp too often or too much |
| tirade | n. long angry speech of criticism or accusation |
| titanic | adj. gigantic; immense |
| tithe | n. one tenth of the annual produce of a farm, etc formerly paid as a tax to support the clergy and the church |
| titillate | v. stimulate or excite (sb), esp sexually |
| title | n. name of a book, poem, picture, etc , |
| titter | n. short nervous laugh |
| titular | adj. having a certain title( |
| toady | n. person who flatters another or treats him with excessive respect in the hope of gain or advantage |
| toga | n. loose outer garment worn by men in ancient Rome |
| toil | v. ~ away (at/over sth) work long or hard |
| token | n. sign, symbol or evidence of sth |
| toll | n. money paid for the use of a road, bridge, harbour, etc , |
| tome | n. large heavy book, esp a scholarly or serious one , |
| tonic | n. medicine that gives strength or energy, taken after illness or when tired |
| tonsure | n. shaving the top or all of the head of a person about to become a priest ormonk |
| topography | n. features of a place or district, esp the position of its rivers, mountains, roads, buildings, etc |
| topple | v. ~ (over) be unsteady and fall |
| torpedo | n. tube-shaped explosive underwater missile launched against ships by submarines, aircraft or surface ships |
| torpor | n. torpid condition |
| torque | n. twisting force causing rotation in machinery |
| torrent | n. violently rushing stream of water, lava, etc |
| torrid | adj. very hot and dry |
| torso | n. main part of the human body, not including the head, arms and legs; trunk |
| tortuous | adj. full of twists and turns |
| toss | v. ~ sth (to sb) throw sth lightly or carelessly or easily |
| totem | n. natural object, esp an animal, considered by N American Indians as the emblem of a clan or family |
| totter | v. walk or move unsteadily; stagger |
| touching | adj. arousing pity or sympathy |
| touchstone | stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion |
| touchy | adj. easily offended |
| tout | v. ~ try to get people to buy (one's goods or services), esp in an annoyingly insistent way |
| toxic | adj. poisonous |
| tract | n. large stretch or area of land |
| tractable | adj. easily guided, handled or controlled; docile ; |
| traduce | v. saydamaging untrue things about (sb/sth); slander or defame; |
| trajectory | n. curved path of sth that has been fired, hit or thrown into the air, eg a missile |
| tramp | v. walk with heavy or noisy steps |
| trample | v. ~ sth/sb (down) tread heavily on sth/sb so as to cause damage or destruction |
| trance | n. sleep-like state, caused eg by being hypnotized |
| tranquillity | n. tranquil condition |
| transcend | v. be or go beyond the range of (human experience, belief, powers of description, etc) |
| transcendent | adj. extremely great; supreme |
| transcendental | adjgoing beyond the limits of humanknowledge, experience or reason, esp in a mystical or religious way |
| transcribe | v. ~ sth copy sth in writing |
| transgression | n. transgressing |
| transient | adj. lasting for only a short time; brief; fleeting |
| transition | n. ~ (to sth) (instance of) changing from one state or condition to another |
| transitory | adj. lasting for only a short time; transient |
| translucent | adj. allowinglight to pass through but not transparent |
| transmute | v. ~sth change sth (into sth completely different) |
| transparent | adj. allowinglight to pass through so that objects behind can be seen clearly |
| transpire | v. (of an event, a secret, etc) become known |
| transport | v. ~ sth/sb (to...) take sth/sb from one place to another in a vehicle |
| transpose | v. cause to change places |
| trappings | n. outward signs of prestige, wealth, etc |
| traumatic | adj. of or causing trauma |
| travail | n. painful effort |
| traverse | v. travel, lie or extendacross |
| travesty | n. ~ absurd imitation of or inferior substitute for sth |
| tread | v. ~ (on, etc sth/sb) set one's foot down; walk or step |
| treasure | n. gold, silver, jewels, etc |
| treatise | n. ~ long written work dealing systematically with one subject |
| trek | n. long hard journey, esp on foot |
| tremor | n. slight shaking or trembling |
| tremulous | adj. tremblingfrom nervousness or weakness |
| trenchant | adj. strongly and effectively expressed; penetrating |
| trepidation | n. great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen |
| tribulation | n. (sad event, accident, illness, etc that causes) great trouble or suffering |
| tribunal | n. group of officials with the authority to settle certain types of dispute |
| tribune | Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper. |
| tribute | n. action, statement or gift that is meant to show one's respect or admiration |
| trickle | v. flow in a thin stream |
| trickster | n. person who tricks or cheats people; swindler ; |
| trident | n. spear with three points |
| trifle | n. thing, question or activity that has little value or importance |
| trifling | adj. unimportant; trivial |
| trigger | n. lever that releases a spring, esp so as to fire a gun |
| trilogy | n. group of three related works, esp three novels or operas |
| trim | v. make (sth) neat or smooth by cutting away irregular parts |
| trinket | n. small ornament, piece of jewellery, etc of little value |
| trite | adj. not new or original, because often used; hackneyed; commonplace , |
| trivia | n. unimportant things, details or pieces of information |
| troth | n. (idm ) plight one's troth |
| trough | n. long narrow open box for animals to feed or drink from |
| truculence | agressiveness; ferocity |
| truism | n. statement that is obviouslytrue, esp one that does not say anything important, eg Nothing lasts for ever , |
| truncate | v. shorten by cutting off the top or end |
| trunk | n. main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow . |
| tryst | meeting |
| tumid | adj. (of parts of the body) swollen |
| tumult | n. disturbance or confusion, esp of a large mass of people |
| tundra | n. vast flat treeless Arctic regions of Europe, Asia and N America where the subsoil is permanently frozen |
| turbid | adj. (of liquids) opaque or muddy; not clear |
| turbulence | n. unrest or disturbance |
| tureen | n. deep dish with a lid from which soup, vegetables, etc are served at table |
| turgid | adj. (of language, style, etc) pompous and difficult to follow; boring |
| turmoil | n. great disturbance, agitation or confusion |
| turncoat | n. person who changes from one side, party, etc to another |
| turpitude | n. state or quality of being wicked; depravity ; |
| tutelage | n. protection of and authority over a person, country, etc; guardianship |
| tutelary | adj. acting as a guardian or protector |
| tycoon | n. wealthy and powerful businessman or industrialist; magnate |
| typhoon | n. violent tropical hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific |
| tyranny | n. cruel, unjust or oppressive use of power or authority |
| tyro | beginner; novice |