Barron gre word list A

Barron GRE word list - T 
tablet
small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an 
inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall 
tacit
understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit 
agreement 

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taciturn
habitually silent; talking little 
tact
skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence 
tactful
careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless 
tactile
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch 
taint
contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. 
tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch 
takeoff
burlesque; act of leaving the ground 
talisman
charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer 
talon
claw of bird 
tan
convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun 
tangential
only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing 
divergence; CF. tangent 
tangible
able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; 
Ex. tangible proof 
tanner
person who turns animal hides into leather 
tantalize
tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; 
torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure 
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration 
of war; CF. amount 
tantrum
fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. 
taper
very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or 
become gradually narrower toward one end 
tarantula
venomous spider 
tardy
slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival 
tarnish
make or become dull or discolored; N. 
tarry
linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle 
tart
sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply 
tatter
torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) 
dressed in old torn clothes 
taunt
deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N. 
taut
tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack 
tautological
needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless 
repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true 
tawdry
cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry 
tawny
brownish yellow 

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taxonomist
specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of 
classification 
tedium
boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious 
teetotalism
practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. 
teetotal; CF. T + total 
temerity
boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only 
three day's work 
temper
moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by 
alternate heating and cooling 
temperament
characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. 
temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. 
temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress 
temperate
moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; 
CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic 
drinks; Ex. temperance society 
tempestuous stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm 
tempo
speed of music 
temporal
of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly 
temporize
gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself 
tenacious
holding fast (as to a belief); persistent 
tenacity
firmness; persistence 
tenancy
possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy 
tenant
one that pays rent to use property owned by another 
tend
have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend 
tendentious
promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to 
further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in 
a certain direction 
tender
offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal 
offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the 
touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound 
tenet
doctrine; dogma 
tensile
capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber 
tension
stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship 
between groups or people 
tentative
not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; 
hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply 
tenuous
thin; slim; rare 

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tenure
holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held 
tepid
lukewarm; slightly warm; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the 
new film; Ex. tepid supporter 
terminal