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　　tacit (adj.) expressed without words (I interpreted my parents’ refusal to talk as a tacit

　　acceptance of my request.)

　　taciturn (adj.) not inclined to talk (Though Jane never seems to stop talking, her brother

　　is quite taciturn.)

　　tangential (adj.) incidental, peripheral, divergent (I tried to discuss my salary, but the

　　boss kept veering off into tangential topics.)

　　tantamount (adj.) equivalent in value or significance (When it comes to sports, fearing

　　your opponent is tantamount to losing.)

　　tedious (adj.) dull, boring (As time passed and the history professor continued to drone

　　on and on, the lecture became increasingly tedious.)

　　temerity (n.) audacity, recklessness (Tom and Huck entered the scary cave armed with

　　nothing but their own temerity.)

　　temperance (n.) moderation in action or thought (Maintaining temperance will ensure

　　that you are able to think rationally and objectively.)

　　tenable (adj.) able to be defended or maintained (The department heads tore

　　down the arguments in other people’s theses, but Johari’s work proved to be quite

　　tenable.)

　　tenuous (adj.) having little substance or strength (Your argument is very tenuous, since

　　it relies so much on speculation and hearsay.)

　　terrestrial (adj.) relating to the land (Elephants are terrestrial animals.)

　　timorous (adj.) timid, fearful (When dealing with the unknown, timorous Tallulah

　　almost always broke into tears.)

　　tirade (n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting language (Every time Jessica was

　　late, her boyfriend went into a long tirade about punctuality.)

　　toady (n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors (The other kids referred to the teacher’s pet as the Tenth Grade Toady.)