| A | B |
| surreptitious | secretive; furtive; sneaky |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker |
| taciturn | habitually silent; non-talkative |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value |
| tenacious | persistent |
| terse | concise; succinct |
| torpor | lethargy; sluggishness |
| tractable | docile; easily manageable |
| transcendent | surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits |
| transient | momentary; temporary |
| trepidation | fear; apprehension |
| truculent | brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not blatant |
| usurp | to overthrow; to seize power |
| vehement | forceful; ardent |
| venerate | to revere; to respect |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verbose | wordy |
| vilify | to slander; to defame |
| vindicate | to exonerate; to clear from blame |
| vindictive | malicious |
| virulent | extremely poisonous; hostile |
| voluminous | bulky; large |
| whimsical | capricious; fanciful |
| zealot | fanatic; extremist |