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Vocabulary List #27by: Dulcie Xue
Tentative
• made or done as an experiment
• The girl was tentative to work with the new unknown employee.
Tenuous
• unsubstantiated
• The astronomer claimed that he had saw aliens in his teloscope, but his claims were tenuous and therefore unrealiable.
terse
• neatly or effectively concise
• Rather than discussing the irrelevant details, the professor gave a terse presentation that the students loved.
thrifty
• economical management
• Due to the economic downturn, the avid shopper became thrifty and shopped at places that sold secondhand clothes.
timorous
• fearful
• The documentary about Ted Bundy was so terrifying that every person in the theatre became timorous of him as if he were still alive.
tirade
• a prolonged outburst of bitter denunciation
• At the park, a child had a tirade because her mother refused to buy her an ice cream.
torpid
• inacive or sluggish
• The neighbor’s fat torpid cat just sits by the window every single day for hours at a time.
translucent
• easily understandable
permitting light to pass through
• 1 + 1=2 is a translucent equation, even for children in elementary school.
The translucent stain glass window made a colorful pattern on the floor of the chapel.
trepidation
• tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
• When the girl walked down a dark alley in the middle of the night, even the smallest noise caused trepidation.
trite
• lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use
• Cliches are trite and it is best to avoid using them.
turbulence
• the quality or state of being turbulent; haphazard secondary motion
• Turbulence during plane rides is caused by rough winds.
truculent
• fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
• The notorious mob boss Al Capone gained power during the twenties because he was so truculent.
tyranny
• the government or rule of an absolute ruler; unrestrained exercise of power
• The rule of Mary I of England is a famous example of tyranny; she used her power to unjustly murder Protestants.
ubiquitous
• existing everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent
• Several religions believe in a ubiquitous god that knows all and exists everywhere.
undermine
• to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means
• The pagent queen tried to undermine her opponent by secretly bribing the judges.
undulate
• to move with a wavelike motion
• The ocean undulated, slowly carrying the bottle with the message away from the shore.
unanimous
• in complete agreement
• Since the decision was unanimous, the test was postponed for three days.