GRE Vocabulary Cartoons: T Words

taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

(adj.) not talkative

tangible

capable of being touched; real, concrete

(adj.) able to be touched

taxonomic

(adj.) related to the process of categorization

temerity

(noun) recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

temperance

(noun) restraint or moderation

tempestuous

(adj.) stormy

temporal

(adj.) relating to time

tenable

capable of being held or defended

(adj.) able to be defended, workable

tendentious

(adj.) biased

tensile

(adj.) relating to tension

tenous

(adj.) having little substance or strength; shaky

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

1. (adj.) unenthusiastic

2. (adj.) lukewarm

terse

brief and to the point

(adj.) brief and abrupt

tentative

(adj.) uncertain; not final

thrift

(noun) careful use of money and resources

timorous

(adj.) fearful

tirade

(noun) a long, angry speech

titular

existing in name or title only.

If someone is titular, they have the title, but not necessarily the authority or power.

(adj.) relating to a title

tonic

(noun) something helpful

toothsome

(adj.) tasty, appealing

torpid

(adj.) sluggish

tortuous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

(adj.) having many twists and turns

totalitarian

referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control

(adj.) relating to a government with total power

touted

(verb, adj.) praised publicly

tranquil

peaceful, calm

(adj.) calm

transgression

a violation of a law, command, or duty

(noun) a violation of a rule

transitory

(adj.) temporary; lasting a brief time

treacly

too sweet; over sentimental

(adj.) overly sweet or sentimental

tremulous

(adj.) shaking or quivering slightly, fearful

(adj.) shaking

trepidation

(noun) fear

trifling

(adj.) unimportant

truculent

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

(adj.) eager to fight

truncated

(adj., verb) shortened; cut off

tumid

(adj.) swollen, distended

tumutuous

(adj.) noisy and disorderly

turbid

cloudy, muddy; in a state of turmoil

1. (adj.) muddy

2. (adj.) stirred up and made unclear

turgid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

1. (adj.) swollen

2. (adj.) overdecorated or excessive in language

turpitude

depravity, moral corruption

(noun) moral corruption