tu
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- tantrum
-
n.fit of petulance; caprice
the child learn he could have everything if he went into a tantrum - taper
- n.candle
- tarantula
- n.venomous spider
- tarry
-
v.delay; dawdle
we can't tarry if want to get to the airport in time - taut
-
adj.tight; ready
the captain maintains that he ran a taut ship - tautological
-
adj.needlessly repetitious
in the sentence " it was visible to the eye" , to the eye is tautological - tawdry
-
adj.cheap and gaudy
he won a few taudry trinket - taxonomist
-
n.specialist in classifying (animal)
dental records often enable the taxonomist to classifying animals - tedium
-
n.boredom; weariness
we hope this radio will help you overcome the tedium of your stay in the hospital - teetotalism
-
n.abstaining from alcohol
practice teetotalism - temerity
-
n.boldness;rashness
do you have the temerity to argue with me? - temper
-
v.moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen(steel)
try to temper your enthusiasm. - tempestuous
-
adj.stormy; impassioned; violent
he has a tempestuous temperament - tempo
- n.speed of music
- temporize
-
v.avoid commiting oneself; gain time
I can't allow you to temporize any further; i must have an answer today - tenacious
-
adj.holding fast
i have to struggle tp break his tenacious hold onto my arms - tenacity
-
n.firmness;persistence
police pursue the criminal with tenacity - tender
-
v.offer; extend
i'll tender my resignation later today - tensile
- adj.capable of being stretched
- tentative
-
adj.hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
we need a tentative plan - tenuous
-
adj.thin; rare; slim
The alligence with our allie is held by a tenuous tie - ulterior
-
adj.situated beyond; unstated and often questionable
you must have an ulterior motive for your behavior - ultimate
- adj.final; not susceptible to further analysis
- ultimatum
- n.last demand; warning
- umbrage
-
n.resentment; anger
she took umbrage at his remark and storm away. - unaccountable
-
adj.inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
i have taken an unaccountable liking to my work. - unanimity
-
n.complete aggrement
we were surprised by the unanimity with which our proposal was accepted by the different group - unassailable
-
adjnot subject to question; not open to attack
Her virtue was unassailable. While she waited for her husband to come back from the war, no other men have the chance - unassuaged
-
adj.unsatisfied; not soothed
her anger is unassuaged by your apology - unassuming
-
adj.modest
He is so unassuming that people sometimes forget how great he is - unbridled
-
adj.violent
unbridled wrath - uncanny
-
adj.strange;mysterious
Kenny has the uncanny ability of dying every show - unconscionable
-
adj.unscrupulous; excessive
He found the loan shark's demand unconscionable - uncouth
-
adj.outlandish; clumsy; boorish
She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior - unction
- n.the act of anointing with oil
- underlying
-
adj.fundamental; lying below
the underlying cause of the failed product - undermine
-
v.weaken; sap
the recent corruption scandals have undermined many people's faith in the city goverment - underscore
-
v.emphasize
He underscore the importance of good nutrition to runners - undulating
-
adj.moving with wavelike motion
the HULA dance features an undulating sea of grass skirt - unearth
-
v.dig up
he was trying to unearth the treasure he burried years ago - unearthly
-
adj.not earthly; weird
there is an unearthly atmosphere in her work that amzes the casual observer