Tacit
implied; not explicitly stated
Example:-
Tenacity
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
Example:-
Do you have the tenacity for this job?
Mnemonic:-
tenacity : teen's consistant activity ie determination to continue what he/she 's doing.
Tenuous
lacking substance or strength; thin; weak
Example:-
My husband and I had a tenuous argument this morning.
Mnemonic:-
this word sound very close to TENNIS....and most of the female TENNIS PLAYERS ARE VERY SLIM AND THIN...
Terse
brief and concise in wording
Example:-
I could tell by her terse response Molly was nearby.
Mnemonic:-
terse...sounds like TERESA..Here all her achievements,efforts everything has been consolidated, confined and put into a single word "MOTHER"..So TERSE means brief,concise
Tirade
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
Example:-
On and on, she went; an endless tirade of nonsensical anger poured out of her mouth.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like tired.. your mom gets tired after a TIRADE..i.e. LONG ANGRY DENUNCIATORY SPEECH..
Torpid
slow; lethargic; sluggish; dormant
Example:-
After helping my sister move her belongings in her new house I felt so torpid because i had no energy left to do my chores at home.
Mnemonic:-
tor - pid sounds like tor - toise, we all they are slow.
Tortuous
excessively complicated; marked by repeated turns and bents.
Example:-
a tortuous path up the mountain.
Mnemonic:-
a tortoise does not move in straight line..... it keeps twisting and turning making path complicated.
Tout
by publicly praise or promote
Example:-
tout: shout to promote (to publicly praise or promote)
Transient
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
Example:-
It was a transient phase, her being interested in him; we knew it wouldn't last.
Mnemonic:-
remember transient light and transient current.... that we studied in physics.....which produce an effect for a very short time...
Trenchant
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
Example:-
The student wrote a trenchant and powerful essay about World War II.
Mnemonic:-
When you chant it is to be very strong, clear and effective
Truculent
deadly; destructive; fierce and cruel; eager to fight.
Example:-
die hard fans who became truculent and violent after their team loss.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like 'truck' which is king of road. runs very fiercely i.e. eager to fight with other vehicles.
implied; not explicitly stated
Example:-
Although he didn't respond directly, he gave tacit approval for the trip when he left the $20 on the desk.
Mnemonic:-
Tacit - Change the word to Tact - You tactfully (with
perfection)handled the situation even without expressing it in words
(tacit).
Tenacity
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
Example:-
Do you have the tenacity for this job?
Mnemonic:-
tenacity : teen's consistant activity ie determination to continue what he/she 's doing.
Tenuous
lacking substance or strength; thin; weak
Example:-
My husband and I had a tenuous argument this morning.
Mnemonic:-
this word sound very close to TENNIS....and most of the female TENNIS PLAYERS ARE VERY SLIM AND THIN...
Terse
brief and concise in wording
Example:-
I could tell by her terse response Molly was nearby.
Mnemonic:-
terse...sounds like TERESA..Here all her achievements,efforts everything has been consolidated, confined and put into a single word "MOTHER"..So TERSE means brief,concise
Tirade
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
Example:-
On and on, she went; an endless tirade of nonsensical anger poured out of her mouth.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like tired.. your mom gets tired after a TIRADE..i.e. LONG ANGRY DENUNCIATORY SPEECH..
Torpid
slow; lethargic; sluggish; dormant
Example:-
After helping my sister move her belongings in her new house I felt so torpid because i had no energy left to do my chores at home.
Mnemonic:-
tor - pid sounds like tor - toise, we all they are slow.
Tortuous
excessively complicated; marked by repeated turns and bents.
Example:-
a tortuous path up the mountain.
Mnemonic:-
a tortoise does not move in straight line..... it keeps twisting and turning making path complicated.
Tout
by publicly praise or promote
Example:-
JUst listen to the ads on TV - touting is all they ever do.
Mnemonic:-tout: shout to promote (to publicly praise or promote)
Transient
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
Example:-
It was a transient phase, her being interested in him; we knew it wouldn't last.
Mnemonic:-
remember transient light and transient current.... that we studied in physics.....which produce an effect for a very short time...
Trenchant
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
Example:-
The student wrote a trenchant and powerful essay about World War II.
Mnemonic:-
When you chant it is to be very strong, clear and effective
Truculent
deadly; destructive; fierce and cruel; eager to fight.
Example:-
die hard fans who became truculent and violent after their team loss.
Mnemonic:-
sounds like 'truck' which is king of road. runs very fiercely i.e. eager to fight with other vehicles.
