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tenacious
adj. dour, determined, persistent, sticking fast, pertinacious

eg. Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life
temerity
n. extreme boldness, rudeness, audacity

eg. He had the temerity to call me a liar!
tarry
v. delay, dawdle, dally, procrastinate, (temporize)

eg. We can't tarry if we want to get to the airport on time
teetotalism
n. practice of abstaining totally from alcohol drinks, abstinence, (sobriety)
tenet
n. doctrine or belief, dogma, precept, (platitude, propaganda, creed)

eg. one of the basic / central tenets of Christianity
tirade
n. angry scolding, harangue, (diatribe, invective, vituperation)

eg. The boss often goes into a lengthy tirade, whenever holdings a meeting.
tenacity
n. firmness, persistence, resolve

eg. They competed with skill and tenacity.
terse
adj. brusque, concise, laconic, using few words, (succinct)

eg. a terse reply
tawdry
adj. cheap and gaudy, attractive but low quality

eg. She bought tawdry trinkets as her souvenirs
throng
n. crowd, horde, bevy

eg. a throng of fans waiting to see the star
timorous
adj. fearful, timid, trepid, (apprehensive)

eg. Her timorous manner betrayed the anxiety she felt at the moment.
titular
adj. only in name, bearing the title but having no real power, nominal

eg. The company run by the general manager, not the titular director.
thwart
v. subdue, hinder, foil, baffle

eg. He was thwarted by bad luck
threadbare
adj. shabby and poor (xac' so*), overused, tatty

eg. a threadbare coat/joke/answer
testy
adj. irritable, short-tempered (choleric, cranky, irascible), (tantrum)

eg. a testy refusal to help
tantrum
n. caprice (unreasonable behavior), short angry

eg. Children often behave with tantrums at the age of two.
tatty
adj. bedraggled, worn out due to hard use, (threadbare, shabby)

eg. an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
temperament
n. usual mind, nature characteristic

eg. She’s a dreamer and a romantic by temperament.
tautological
adj. unnecessarily repetitious, redundant

eg. "It was visible to the eye". "to the eye" is tautological
tedium
n. boredom and tiresomeness, (weariness), tediousness

eg. the tedium of staying in hospital for a long time
tempestuous
adj. stormy, full of extreme emotions, raging

eg. a tempestuous relationship
temporal
adj. not eternal, limited by time, worldly, secular

eg. temporal rulers in ancient times always think they have divine power
temporize
v. act evasively to gain time, (filibuster, delay)

eg. They try to temporize, hoping to put off confrontation with the enemy.
tentative
adj. unsettled, temporary, conditional

eg. Her English is correct but tentative
tenuous
adj. thin, fragile, weak

eg. the tenuous threads of a spider’s web
tenure
n. period of holding an office, obligatory time, (stint)

eg. Mr Obama's tenure in office as the President of the USA.
thematic
adj. connected to a main topic or theme
(thuoc. chu? de`)

eg. The books have been grouped thematically.
throttle
v. strangle, choke, seize by the throat, (stifle)

eg. high tariffs throttled trade between the countries.
timbre
n. tone quality of a musical instrument

eg. We identify the instrument producing a musical sound by its timbre
tightwad
n. excessively frugal person, miser, cheapshake

eg. He was called a tightwad because he never paid the check in restaurant
timidity
n. lack of self-confidence or courage, timorousness, fearfulness

eg. His failure is largely due to his timidity
titillate
v. tickle, amuse

eg. I am here not to titillate my audience but to enlighten it
titter
n. nervous laugh, giggle, (smirk)

eg. Her aunt's constant titter nearly drove her mad.
tome
n. large and heavy book (for scholar)

eg. She loves researching about ancient tomes.
toga
n. outer garment worn by the ancient Roman

eg. What made the slashes in Caesar's toga
toady
n. servile flatterer, sycophant

eg. He toadied to his boss for promotion
tithe
n. tax of one-tenth (1/10 production as tax for the church)

eg. He refused to pay his tithes to the clergy
titanic
adj. gigantic, immense

eg. Titanic creatures of the deep
tipple
v. drink alcoholic beverage frequently

eg. He started tippling after his wife left him.
tiller
n. handle used to move boat's rudder (tay lai' tau`)

eg. because of strong wind, Tom kept one hand on the tiller at all times
throes
n. severe pain, violent anguish

eg. Mother must undergo the throes of childbirth
thrive
v. prosper, flourish, grow vigorously

eg. Babies thrive on their mother's milk
thrifty
adj. careful about money, economical

eg. A thrifty shopper compares prices before making major purchases.
thrall
n. slave, bondage

eg. he is in thrall to his passion
thespian
adj. pertaining to drama or theater

eg. thespian talent
thermal
adj. pertaining to heat

eg. a excellent thermal baths of the nature
therapeutic
adj. of the art of healing or curing, curative

eg. therapeutic qualities of the alternative medicine
theocracy
n. government run by religious leaders
tether
v. tie with a rope

eg. Before we went to sleep, we tethered the horses to the pillar.
testator
n. maker of a will

eg. A will needs the signature of the testator and two witnesses
tessellated
adj. mosaic, made from small pieces of colorful stones
tertiary
adj. third. after the secondary

eg. He is so through that he analyzes tertiary causes of the problem.
terrestrial
adj. on or relating to the earth

eg. terrestrial species/navigation
terminus
n. last stop of the railroad

eg. Coaches from the terminus go to the airport for every half an hour
termination
n. end

eg. the time for termination of the project was near.
tepid
adj. mildly warm, unenthusiastic

eg. Make sure the bath water is tepid, not hot
tensile
adj. capable of being stretched

eg. Mountain climber must know the tensile strength of their ropes
tender
v. offer, give sth to sb

eg. He has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
tendentious
adj. having an aim, biased

eg. The editorials in this periodical are tendentious rather than truth-seeking.
tempo
n. pace, speed (esp of rhythm in music)

eg. the increasing tempo of life in Western society
temperate
adj. restrained, self-controlled

eg. Try to be temperate in your eating this holiday, so as to not become fat
temper
v. moderate, tone down or restrain

eg. Justice must be tempered with mercy.
taxonomist
n. specialist in classifying things (plant, animal,...)

eg. a plant taxonomist
tarantula
n. venomous spider
taper
n. candle, burning piece (of wood, paper)

eg. She light the gas with a taper.
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