Barren GRE Word List Letter "T" Page 1

• tacit understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement

• taciturn habitually silent; talking little

• tactile pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
          ~ tact skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence
          ~ tactful careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless

• taint contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch

• talisman charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer

• talon claw of bird

• tangential only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent

• tangible able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof

• tanner person who turns animal hides into leather
          ~ tan convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun

• tantalize tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure

• tantamount equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount

• tantrum fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.

• taper very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end

• tarantula venomous spider

• tarry linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle

• taut tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack

• tautological needlessly repetitious; Ex. “It was visible to the eye”; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true

• tawdry cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry

• taxonomist specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification

• tedium boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious

• teetotalism practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total

• temerity boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day’s work

• temper moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling

• temperament characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress

• temperate moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society

• tempestuous stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm

• tempo speed of music

• temporal of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly

• temporize gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself

• tenacious holding fast (as to a belief); persistent

• tenacity firmness; persistence

• tendentious promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction

• tender offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one’s resignation/ the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound

• tenet doctrine; dogma

• tensile capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber
          ~ tension stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people

• tentative not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply

• tenuous thin; slim; rare

• tenure holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held

• tepid lukewarm; slightly warm; ; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter

• termination end; V. terminate

• terminology terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature

• terminus last stop of railroad; end
          ~ terminal part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer

• terrestrial on or relating to the earth

• terse concise; abrupt; pithy

• tertiary third in order or rank

• tessellated mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern

• testator maker of a will; CF. testatrix

• testy irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; shorttempered; N. testiness

• tether tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one’s endurance; Ex. the end of one’s tether

• thematic of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea

• theocracy government run by religious leaders

• theoretical based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical

• therapeutic curative; N. therapy

• thermal pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air

• thespian pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress
          ~ drama prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation

• thrall slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall

• threadbare worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses

• thrifty careful about money; economical; N. thrift

• thrive prosper; flourish

• throes violent anguish

• throng crowd (of people or things); V.

• throttle strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?
          ~ strangle kill by choking or suffocating; suppress

• thwart block or hinder; baffle; frustrate

• tightwad miser; excessively frugal person

• tiller handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)

• timbre quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)

• timidity lack of self-confidence or courage

• timorous fearful; timid; demonstrating fear

• tipple drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink

• tirade long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation
          ~ tardy slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival

• titanic gigantic; N. titan

• tithe tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe

• titillate tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it
          ~ tickle touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please

• title name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate

• titter nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.

• titular of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company

• toady servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn

• toga Roman outer robe

• tome large volume; book
          ~ handsome large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward

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