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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.).
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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.