Travesty (n.) mockery, parody — The discovery of hidden cameras in the Senate hall was a travesty that could not have been imagined.
Throttle (v.) strangle — The old woman was throttled to death by the dacoits.
Trite (adj.) hackneyed, commonplace — Unhappily, arguments for institutionalising democracy are often dismissed as pedantic or trite.
Tempo (n.) speed of music — The tempo of economic progress in Pakistan has been woefully slow resulting in unmanageable unemployment problem.
Tenet (n.) doctrine, dogma — In the Islamic worldview, the pursuit of knowledge is one of the central tenets of faith. For example, the first words revealed to the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) by the Almighty were “Read in the name of your Lord who created” (Surah Al-Alaq). In fact, in the same surah the Almighty describes Himself as the Supreme Teacher “who taught by the pen”.
Tribulation (n.) sufferings — She went through tribulation in life with fortitude.
Tenuous (adj.) fragile, delicate — The constituents of the present government are held by tenuous ties.
Terse (adj.) concise, pithy — DeLillo is admired for his terse style of writing with compactly packaged observations.
Travail (n.) painful labour, hard work — He has gone through travail and sufferings in life manfully.
Threshold (n.) entrance — Pakistan is on the threshold of economic revolution.
Tainted (adj.) infected, corrupt — In our country, most opposition leaders have allegedly tainted past, while those in government have yet to prove themselves capable of keeping their word.
Talisman (n.) a magical object bringing good luck — The mother made her son wear talisman to ward off evil.
Transcend (v.) surpass — Sexual abuse and harassment are serious issues that transcend racial, economic, social and religious lines.
Untenable (adj.) unsupportable — Your arguments are untenable because they have no bearing on the subject.
Unbridled (adj.) unchecked — The city is torn with unbridled violence because of communal riots.
