; Marcella Ducasses: T- Daily Word Dose

Saturday 25 June 2011

T- Daily Word Dose

Tantamount - Equivalent, as in value, force, effect or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war; His financial manipulation was tantamount to theft.

Tepid - 1. Moderately warm; lukewarm: The water was tepid. 2. Characterized by a lack of force of enthusiasm: The critics' tepid reception for the new play.

Treacherous - 1. Characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous  2. Deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable  3. Unstable or insecure, as footing.

Tumultuous -1. Full of tumult (violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob) or riotousness; marked by disturbance or uproar: The Vancouver Canucks fans became tumultuous when they lost the Stanley Cup. 2. Raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy  3. Highly agitated, as the mind or emotions, distraught; turbulent.

Typecast - 1. To stereotype: He realizes he's now been typecast as an executive errand boy.

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