(pronounced TA-seh-tern)
This term is an adjective used to mean reserved, silent, uncommunicative, reticent, or hesitant to talk.
Example: Vicky understood right away that her taciturn
(pronounced TAN-jih-bull)
This word is most often used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a noun, especially when referring to material assets or property. Something is tangible when it can
(pronounced TAN-teh-mownt)
A handy word that means equivalent in worth, significance, or consequence. (Admission: Though having nothing to do with arachnids in any way, this word never fails to conjure images
(pronounced TEL-uh-preh-zents)
Occasionally we like to throw in a newly developed word that you might not have heard yet but will probably find useful in your career. This is one of them. Telepresence is
(pronounced TEN-yoo-uhs)
Used to describe something having very little strength or substance: thin, light, slender, shaky, weak, flimsy, slight. This pleasant-sounding word can be used to describe something physical (a branch of tree), as well
(pronounced TIH-cheh-ler or TIHCH-ler)
Quit giggling. This word has no reference whatsoever to the crude slang term for human mammary glands. No, this strange little word means having a title signifying a certain rank or function or
(pronounced tohm)
In short: an extremely large or long book, usually on a scholarly subject.
Example: Jenny and her colleagues at the design firm were in
(pronounced TOH-nee)
We don’t think that this word is used enough. It’s just got that certain something – it’s quick, it’s cute, and it means having an upper-class style or high-toned manner.
Example: Josephine was thrilled
(pronounced TOR-ehd)
The breathy sound made when saying this word aloud seems to reinforce its definition: hot, intense, scorching, passionate, fervent. Whether applied to an object or to a state of
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