Lesson 51   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
tidings
tinge
tirade
tome
tonic
topical
trajectory
tranquil
transient
transition
transparent
transpose
treatise
tremor
trepidation
tributary
trite
troupe
truism
turmoil
unanimous
unassuming
unbiased
undermine
undertaking
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      transient 1. brief in duration; transitory or temporary; momentary; fleeting; impermanent
___________________________ 2. (sometimes used with a sing. verb) news or information; word
___________________________ 3. tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation; dismay; horror
___________________________ 4. to impart a faint or slight trace of something to; tint
___________________________ 5. a medicine with this effect; restorative; roborant
___________________________ 6. a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream, or into a lake; subordinate; dependent
___________________________ 7. a long, vehement speech; diatribe; harangue
___________________________ 8. to move (an algebraic term) from one side of an equation to another, thus reversing its sign; convert; metamorphose; translate
___________________________ 9. a detailed and formal written work, usu. dealing systematically with a single theme or subject; monography; memoir; discourse
___________________________ 10. a self-evident statement; platitude; truth; gospel; verity
___________________________ 11. an involuntary shaking or quivering; fit of trembling; earthquake; shake
___________________________ 12. a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, esp. one that travels about; outfit; corps
___________________________ 13. movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change; shift; alteration
___________________________ 14. having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen; pellucid; clear
___________________________ 15. to weaken the foundations of as though by excavating; enfeeble; disable; sap
___________________________ 16. a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work.
___________________________ 17. a state of great agitation, disturbance, or confused excitement; commotion; tumult; lather; confusion; flap
___________________________ 18. pertinent to topics of current interest.
___________________________ 19. in complete agreement, as a number or group of people; solid; consentaneous
___________________________ 20. free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm; placid; collected; easygoing
___________________________ 21. the act of one who undertakes; attempt; assay; offer
___________________________ 22. without airs or pretensions; modest; reserved; lowly; meek
___________________________ 23. the actual or expected path of a moving object, esp. the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight.
___________________________ 24. not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial; objective
___________________________ 25. ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed; corny; shopworn