Vocabulary Word Meanings: From Tenuous, Timorous to Truculent
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Tenuous
adj- thin; flimsy
Also used as: Tenuousness- noun; tenuously- adv
With the volcano about to erupt, their chances of making it to safety were tenuous.
Timorous
adj- afraid
Also used as: Timorousness- noun; timorously- adv
Connect with: Timid. But don՚t confuse timorous with temerity which means recklessness.
Too timorous to go to the door alone, the little boy waited for the other trick or theaters.
Tirade
noun- a long and bitter speech; diatribe
After the team՚s ninth straight loss, the coach՚s tirade could be heard in the parking lot.
Torpid
adj- sluggish; dull; lacking enthusiasm
Also used as: Torpor, torpidity- nouns; torpidly- adv
Note: insipid, torpid and vapid all end with “pid” and share the quality of dullness. When you see or hear one think of the other two. It will help you remember their meanings.
Sleep-deprived and depressed Grary slogged through each day in a torpid state.
Trepidation
noun- fear
Alone in the house at night for the first time ED was filled with trepidation.
Trite: adj- overused; common; stale
Also used as: Tritely-adv; triteness- noun
Phrases that were once fresh and original now seem trite and dull.
Truculent
adj- aggressive; savages; cruel
Also used as: Truculence-noun
Pirates tend to be somewhat truculent.