7001 - 8000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 80 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
telex | noun | The telex has been replaced by the fax. | a communication device |
telltale | adj. | Tire marks were a telltale sign of the accident. | something that indicates or reveals |
tenacity | noun | His tenacity to accuracy amazed us. | holding to or adhering to something |
tentative | adj. | We agreed to a tentative schedule. | not fully worked out, agreed on; provisional |
terrestrial | adj. | We lived on terrestrial animals alone. | living or growing on land; not aquatic |
therapy | noun | He had physical therapy to regain use of his leg. | treatment of illness or disability |
tonic | noun | The tonic revived him to normal again. | an invigorating, refreshing agent |
topple | verb | The crowd tried to topple the statue. | to push or throw over; overturn |
verb | The people tried to topple the government. | to overthrow; to cause to be replaced | |
tornado | noun | The tornado caused massive destruction. | a violent rotating column of air |