Lesson # 29

Building an Enriched Vocabulary

Tacit (adj.)

• Unspoken; implied or inferred.

Taciturn (adj.)

• Habitually untalkative.

Tangible (adj.)

• Capable of being touched; real or concrete.

Tenable (adj.)

• Capable of being defended or maintained.

Tentative (adj.)

• In the nature of an experiment or trial; uncertain.

Thwart (verb)

• To block or frustrate.

Tranquil (adj.)

• Peaceful and quiet; free of mental agitation.

Traumatic (adj.)

• So shocking as to produce a lasting psychological effect.

Trenchant (adj.)

• Perceptive and forceful; cutting.

Turbulent (adj.)

• Violently agitated or disturbed; restless or unruly.

Ubiquitous (adj.)

• Being or seeming to be everywhere.

Urbane (adj.)

• Refined, elegant, and sophisticated in manner or style.

Usurp (verb)

• To seize a power, office, function, or the like without any legal right to do so.

Vagary (noun)

• A bizarre or eccentric idea, action, or condition.

Venal (adj.)

• Open to, or marked by, bribery or corruption.