| A | B |
|---|
| tantrum | fit of petulance; caprice |
| tarantula | venomous spider |
| tarry | delay; dawdle |
| taut | tight |
| tautological | needlessly repetitious |
| tautology | unnecessary repetition |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy |
| tedious | boring; tiring |
| temerity | boldness; rashness |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess |
| temperate | restrained; self-controlled |
| tempestuous | stormy; impassioned; violent |
| tempo | speed of music |
| temporal | not lasting forever; limited by time |
| temporize | act evasively to gain time |
| tenacious | holding fast |
| tendentious | having an aim; biased |
| tender | offer ; extend |
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
| tensile | capable of being stretched |
| tenuous | thin; rare; slim |
| tenure | holding of an office; time during which such an office is held |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| termination | end |
| terminology | termsused in a science or art |
| terminus | last stop of railroad |
| testy | irritable; short-tempered |
| tether | tie with a rope |
| thematic | relating to a unifyng motif or idea |
| theocracy | government run by religiousleaders |
| theoretical | not practical or applied; hypothetical |
| therapeutic | curative |
| thermal | pertaining to heat |
| thespian | pertaining to drama |
| thrifty | careful about money; economical |
| throes | violent anguish |
| throng | crowd |
| thwart | prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat |
| tightwad | excessively frugal person ; miser |
| titter | handleused to move boat's rudder |
| titular | nominal holding of title without obligations |
| toady | servile floatter; yes man |
| tome | large volume |
| tonic | invigorating; refereshing. |
