Pair of Words: Meaning and Sentence from Trifling to Veracity
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List of Pair of Words: T to V
Trifling
Meaning: A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important
Sentence: It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!
Trivial
Meaning: having little value or importance
Sentence: I don՚t know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.
Temporal
Meaning: relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones Sentence: Her starting point: ‘The future is the only temporal area over which people have power’ .
Temporary
Meaning: Not lasting or needed for very long Sentence: The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis. (Pair Repeated: 1)
Tortuous
Meaning: not direct or simple
Sentence: He took a tortuous route through back streets.
Torturous
Meaning: causing torture
Sentence: It was torturous to think that he could have stopped the boy from running into the road.
Voracity
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.
Veracity
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Venal
Meaning: A venal person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money
Sentence: A venal ruler
Venial
Meaning: describes a wrong action that is not serious and therefore easy to forgive Sentence: Aristocracy is not an institution: aristocracy is a sin; generally, a very venial one.
Voracity
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.
Veracity
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Virtuous
Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Sentence: He described them as a virtuous and hard-working people.
Virtual
Meaning: describes something that can be done or seen using a computer and therefore without going anywhere or talking to anyone
Sentence: In tests, we have found the virtual machine runs at a reasonable speed.
Voracity
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.
Veracity
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.