Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
36 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
talisman
|
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune
|
|
|
|
tautology
|
unnecessary repetition
|
|
|
|
taxonomy
|
science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories
|
|
|
|
tenet
|
belief; doctrine
|
|
|
|
theocracy
|
gov't by priests representing a god
|
|
|
|
terrestrial
|
earthly; commonplace
|
|
|
|
thespian
|
an actor or actress; of or relating to drama or the theater
|
|
|
|
timbre
|
the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice
|
|
|
|
torpor
|
lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness
|
|
|
|
torque
|
turning or twisting force
|
|
|
|
tortuous
|
having many twists and turns
highly complex |
|
|
|
tractable
|
obedient, yielding
|
|
|
|
transgression
|
the act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
|
|
|
|
translucent
|
partially transparent
|
|
|
|
travail
|
painful/laborious effort; anguish
"a woman in travail" = a woman in labor |
|
|
|
treatise
|
a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject
|
|
|
|
tryst
|
agreement between lovers to meet, rendezvous
|
|
|
|
trepidation
|
fear and anxiety
|
|
|
|
travesty
|
parody, exaggerated imitation; caricature
|
|
|
|
tumid
|
swollen, distended
|
|
|
|
turgid (2)
|
swollen
POMPOUS |
|
|
|
turbid
|
muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion
|
|
|
|
tutelary
|
serving as a guardian or protector
|
|
|
|
uncanny
|
mysterious, strange
|
|
|
|
unfeigned
|
not false, not made up, genuine
|
|
|
|
untenable
|
indefensible
|
|
|
|
untoward
|
unexpected and inappropriate; inconvenient; troublesome/adverse
|
|
|
|
usury
|
practice of lending money at exorbitant rates of interest (illegal)
|
adj: usurious
|
|
|
vapid
|
tasteless, dull
|
|
|
|
vaunt
|
to boast; to brag
|
|
|
|
venal
|
bribable, mercenary, corruptable
|
|
|
|
visage
|
countenance, appearance, aspect
|
|
|
|
vitiate
|
to impair the quality or efficiency of; to corrupt morally
|
|
|
|
vituperative
|
using or containing harsh, abusive censure
|
|
|
|
vivisection
|
the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research
|
|
|
|
welter
|
move in a turbulent fashion; to toss about; to be in turmoil
|
|
