| Term | Definition |
|---|
| tantrum | an angry outburst:; fit of petulance; caprice |
| taper | candle |
| tarantula | venomous spider |
| tarry | delay; dwindle |
| tatty | worn and shabby; bedraggled |
| taut | tight; ready |
| tautological | needlessly repetitious |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy |
| taxonomist | specialist in classifying (animals, etc. ) |
| tedium | boredom; weariness |
| teetotalism | practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks |
| temerity | boldness; rashness |
| temper | moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen ( steel) |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess |
| temperate | restrained; self controlled; moderate in respect to temperature |
| tempestuous | stormy; impassioned; violent |
| tempo | speed of music |
| temporal | not lasting forever; limited by time; secular |
| temporize | act evasively to gain time; avoid committing to oneself |
| tenacious | holding fast |
| tenacity | firmness; persistence |
| tendentious | having an aim; biased; divined to further a cause |
| tender | offer; extend |
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
| tensile | capable of being stretched |
| tentative | hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
| tenuous | thin; rare; slim |
| tenure | holding of an office; time during which such an office is held |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| termination | end |
| terminology | terms used in a science or art |
| terminus | last stop of a railroad |
| terrestrial | on or relating to the earth |
| terse | concise; abrupt; pithy |
| tertiary | third |
| tesselated | inlaid; mosaic |
| testator | maker of a will |
| testy | irritable; short tempered; irascible; cantankerous |
| tether | tie with a rope |
| thematic | relating to a unifying motif or idea |
| theocracy | government run by religious leader |
| theoretical | not practical or applied; hypothetical |
| therapeutic | curative |
| thermal | pertaining to heat |
| thespian | pertaining to drama |
| thrall | slave; bondage |
| threadbare | worn through till the thread show; shabby and poor |
| thrifty | careful about money; economical |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| throes | violent anguish |
| throng | crowd |
| throttle | strangle |
| thwart | baffle; frustrate |
| tightwad | excessively frugal person; miser |
| tiller | handle used to move boat's radar (to steer) |
| timbre | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument |
| timidity | lack of self confidence or courage |
| timorous | fearful; demonstrating fear |
| tipple | drink ( alcoholic beverages) frequently |
| tirade | extended scolding; denunciation; harangue |
| titanic | gigantic |
| tithe | tax of one tenth |
| titillate | to stimulate by touching lightly; ticked |
| title | right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name ( of a book, film, etc.) |
| titter | nervous laugh |
| titular | having the title of an office without the obligations |
| toady | servile flatterer |
| toga | Roman outer robe |
| tome | large volume |
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