|
| tableau |
n. representation of a picture or scene by a silent
and motionless group of people, esp on stage |
| tacit |
adj. understoodwithout being put into words; implied |
| taciturn |
adj. saying very little; uncommunicative ; |
| tack |
n. small nail with a broad head |
| tact |
n. skill at not offending people or at gaining goodwill
by saying or doing the right thing |
| tactician |
n. expert in tactics |
| tangency |
The state of touching. |
| tangent |
n. straight line that touches the outside of a curve
but does not cross it . |
| tangible |
adj. that can be perceived by touch |
| tannery |
n. place where skins are tanned 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 |
| tapestry |
n. cloth into which threads of coloured wool are woven
or embroidered by hand to make pictures or designs, used
for covering walls and furniture |
| tarnish |
v. lose its brightness by being exposed to air or damp |
| taut |
adj. tightly stretched; not slack |
| taxation |
n. raising money by taxes; taxes to be paid |
| taxidermy |
n. art of preparing and stuffing the skins of dead
animals, birds and fish so that they look like living
ones |
| technic |
Technical. |
| technicality |
n. technical term or point |
| technique |
n. method of doing or performing sth, esp in the arts
or sciences |
| technology |
n. scientificstudy and use of mechanical arts and applied
sciences, eg engineering |
| teem |
v. ~ with sth have sth in great numbers |
| telepathy |
n. communication of thoughts or ideas from one mind
to another withoutthe normal use of the senses |
| telephony |
n. process of transmitting sound by telephone |
| telescope |
n. optical instrument shaped like a tube, with lenses
to make distant objects appear larger and nearer |
| telltale |
That gives warning or information. |
| temerity |
n. audacity; rashness |
| temporal |
adj. of worldly affairs, ie not spiritual; secular |
| temporary |
adj. lasting or meant to last for a limited time only;
notpermanent |
| temporize |
avoid committing oneself; gain time |
| tempt |
v. ~ sb persuade or try to persuade sb to do sth, esp
sth wrong or unwise |
| tempter |
n. person who tempts |
| tenacious |
adj. sticking or clinging firmly together or to an
object |
| tenant |
n. person who pays rent to a landlord for the use of
a room, a building, land, etc |
| tendency |
n. ~ (to do sth) way a person or thing tends to be
or behave |
| tenet |
n. principle; belief; doctrine |
| tenor |
n. the ~ of sth general routine or course of sth |
| tense |
adj. stretched tightly; taut ; |
| tentative |
adj. done, said, etc to test sth; hesitant or exploratory;
not definite or decisive |
| tenure |
n. holding of office or land or other property, etc
, |
| tercentenary |
n. 300th anniversary 300 |
| termagant |
n. bad-tempered bullying woman |
| 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 |
| terminus |
n. station at the end of a railway line |
| terrify |
v. fill (sb) with terror; make very frightened |
| territorial |
adj. of a country'sterritory |
| terse |
adj. using few words; concise; curt |
| testament |
n. (usu sing ) ~ (to sth) thing that provides clear
proof of sth |
| testator |
n. person who has made a will4(4) |
| testimonial |
n. written statement testifying to a person's character,
abilities or qualifications |
| theism |
n. belief in the existence of a God or gods, esp a
God revealed to man as the creator and ruler of the universe |
| 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 |
| theologian |
n. expert in or student of theology |
| theological |
adj. |
| theology |
n. formal study of the nature of God and of the foundations
of religious belief |
| theoretical |
adj. concerned with the theory of a subject |
| theorist |
n. person who forms theories |
| theorize |
To speculate. |
| thereabouts |
adv. somewhere near there |
| therefor |
For that or this. |
| thermal |
adj. ofheat |
| thermoelectric |
adj. producing electricity by difference of temperature |
| thermoelectricity |
Electricity generated by differences of temperature, |
| thesis |
n. statement or theory put forward and supported by
arguments |
| thoroughbred |
n, adj of pure or pedigree stock |
| thoroughfare |
n. public road or street that is open at both ends,
esp for traffic |
| thrall |
slave; bondage |
| tilth |
n. depth of soil affected by cultivation |
| timbre |
n. characteristicquality of sound produced by a particular
voice or instrument |
| timorous |
adj. timid |
| tincture |
n. ~ medical substance dissolved in alcohol |
| tinge |
v. ~ sth colour sth slightly |
| tipsy |
adj. (infml ) slightly drunk |
| tirade |
n. long angry speech of criticism or accusation |
| tireless |
adj. not tiring easily; energetic |
| tiresome |
adj. troublesome, tedious or annoying |
| titanic |
adj. gigantic; immense |
| toilsome |
Laborious. |
| tolerable |
adj. that can be tolerated; endurable |
| tolerance |
n. willingness or ability to tolerate sb/sth |
| tolerant |
adj. ~ having or showing tolerance |
| tolerate |
v. allow without interfering |
| toleration |
n. action or practice of tolerating (tolerate1 |
| topography |
n. features of a place or district, esp the position
of its rivers, mountains, roads, buildings, etc |
| torpor |
n. torpid condition |
| torrid |
adj. very hot and dry |
| tortious |
Wrongful. |
| tortuous |
adj. full of twists and turns |
| torturous |
Marked by extreme suffering. |
| tractable |
adj. easily guided, handled or controlled; docile ; |
| trait |
n. element in sb's personality; distinguishing characteristic |
| trajectory |
n. curved path of sth that has been fired, hit or thrown
into the air, eg a missile |
| trammel |
v. (fml or rhet ) take away the freedom of action of
(sb); hamper; impede |
| tranquil |
adj. calm, quiet and undisturbed |
| tranquility |
Calmness. |
| tranquilize |
To soothe. |
| transact |
v. ~ sth (fml ) conduct or carry out (business), esp
between two people |
| transalpine |
Situated on the other side of the Alps. |
| transatlantic |
adj. on or from the other side of the Atlantic |
| transcend |
v. be or go beyond the range of (human experience,
belief, powers of description, etc) |
| transcendent |
adj. extremely great; supreme |
| transcontinental |
adj. crossing a continent |
| transcribe |
v. ~ sth copy sth in writing |
| transcript |
n. written or recorded copy of what has been said or
written |
| transfer |
v. ~ sth/sb (from...) (to...) move sth/sb from one
place to another |
| transferee |
The person to whom a transfer is made. |
| transference |
n. transferring or being transferred |
| transfigure |
v. change the appearance of (sb/sth), esp so as to
make him/it nobler or more beautiful |
| transfuse |
To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel
to another. |
| transfusion |
n. act or process of putting one person's blood into
another person's body |
| transgress |
v. go beyond (the limit of what is morally or legally
acceptable) |
| transience |
transiency ns |
| 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 |
| translate |
v. ~ (from sth) (into sth) express (sth spoken or esp
written) in another language or in simpler words |
| translucence |
translucency ns |
| translucent |
adj. allowinglight to pass through but not transparent |
| transmissible |
That may e sent through or across. |
| transmission |
n. action or process of transmitting or being transmitted |
| transmit |
To send trough or across. |
| 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 |
| transplant |
v. ~ sth (to...); ~ sth (in/into sth) remove (a growing
plant) with its roots and replant it elsewhere |
| transposition |
n. transposing or being transposed |
| transverse |
adj. lying or acting in a crosswise direction |
| travail |
n. painful effort |
| travesty |
n. ~ absurd imitation of or inferior substitute for
sth |
| treacherous |
adj. behaving withor showing treachery |
| treachery |
n. betrayinga person or cause, esp secretly |
| treasonable |
adj. a treasonable offence, ie one that can be punished
as treason |
| treatise |
n. ~ long written work dealing systematically with
one subject |
| treble |
adj. n three times as much or as many |
| trebly |
Triply. |
| tremendous |
adj. very great; immense |
| 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 |
| trestle |
n. structure of wood, metal, etc withlegs, used in
pairs to support planks, a table-top, a bench,etc , |
| triad |
n. group or set of three related people or things |
| tribune |
Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people:
often used as the name for a newspaper. |
| trickery |
n. deception; cheating ; |
| tricolor |
Of three colors. |
| tricycle |
n. vehicle like a bicycle but with one wheel at the
front and two at the back |
| trident |
n. spear with three points |
| triennial |
adj. lasting for or happening every three years |
| Trinity |
n. group of three things or people; trio ; |
| trio |
n. group of three people or things |
| triple |
adj. having three parts or involving three people,
groups, etc |
| triplicate |
n. in triplicate consisting of three identical copies,
of which one is the original |
| triplicity |
The state of being triple or threefold. |
| tripod |
n. support with three legs for a camera, telescope,
etc |
| trisect |
v. divide into three equal parts |
| trite |
adj. not new or original, because often used; hackneyed;
commonplace , |
| triumvir |
One of three men united coordinately in public office
or authority. |
| trivial |
adj. that has little importance |
| troublesome |
adj. giving trouble; causing annoyance, pain, etc |
| truculence |
agressiveness; ferocity |
| truculent |
adj. defiantand aggressive |
| truism |
n. statement that is obviouslytrue, esp one that does
not say anything important, eg Nothing lasts for ever
, |
| truthful |
adj. honest in what he says; never lying |
| turgid |
adj. (of language, style, etc) pompous and difficult
to follow; boring |
| turpitude |
n. state or quality of being wicked; depravity ; |
| tutelage |
n. protection of and authority over a person, country,
etc; guardianship |
| tutelar |
Protective. |
| tutorship |
The office of a guardian. |
| twinge |
n. short sudden spasm of pain |
| typical |
adj. ~ having the distinctive qualities of a particular
type of person or thing; representative |
| typify |
v. (usu not in the continuous tenses ) be arepresentative
example of (sb/sth) |
| typographical |
Pertaining to typography or printing. |
| typography |
n. art or practice of printing |
| tyrannical |
adj. of or like a tyrant; obtaining obedience by force
or threats |
| tyranny |
n. cruel, unjust or oppressive use of power or authority |
| tyro |
beginner; novice |
