Elson Grammar School Literature, book 4Elson, William H. (William Harris)
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Elson Grammar School Literature, book 4
Elson, William H. (William Harris)
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"Tous les Bourgeois' de Chartres" (too la boor-zhwa' de shartr), the title
of an old French song.
tradition (tra-dish'un), custom or practice long observed; oral delivery of
information from father to son.
Trafalgar (tra-fal'gar),
traffic (traf'ik), commerce.
trainband (tran'band), a band or company of an organized military force
instituted by James I dissolved by Charles II but reorganized later.
trait (trat), distinguishing mark or feature.
traitor (tra'ter), one who betrays a trust.
tranquil (tran'kwil), calm.
transcendent (tran-sen'dent), very excellent, surpassing others.
transfigure (trans-fig'ur), change the appearance of; make more beautiful.
transient (tran'shent), not lasting; staying for a short time.
transition (tran-sizh'un), passing from one condition or place to another.
transitory (tran'si-to-ri), fleeting.
transmutation (trans'mu-ta'shun), the changing from one form or condition
to another.
travail (trav'al), toil; produce with severe exertion.
treacherous (trech'er-us), faithless.
Trebizond (treb'i-zond'), province in northeastern Asia Minor.
treble, (treb'l), increase threefold.
treenails (tre'nalz), long wooden pins used in fastening planks of a vessel
to the timbers or to each other.
tremor (tre'mor; trem'or), a trembling.
tremulous (trem'u-lus), quivering; affected with fear or timidity.
trepidation (trep'i-da'shun), fear.
tribulashun (trib'u-la'shun), that which causes distress.
tribunal (tri-bu'nal), a court; seat of a judge.
tributary (trib'u-ta-ri), inferior; contributing.
trice (tris), a very short time.
trireme (tri'rem), an ancient galley or vessel with three tiers of oars.
Triton (tri'ton), a sea god, son of Neptune and his trumpeter.
triumphal (tri-um'fal), in honor of a victory.
trophy (tro'fi), anything preserved as a memorial.
"Truce of God," in 1040 the church drew up a compact which forbade any
fighting between sunset on Wednesday and sunrise on the following Monday.
truculent (truk'u-lent), fierce.
trysail (tri'sal'), a fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a
lower mast--used chiefly as a storm sail.
tumultuous (tu-mul'tu-us), boisterous, riotous.
Tunis (tu'nls), a country in N. Africa, one of the Barbary states.
turbulent (tur'bu-lent), producing commotion; restless.
turf (turf), sod.
turmoil (tur'moil), worrying confusion.
turnpike (turn'pik'), tollgate; a turnpike road.
turret (tur'et), a small tower at the angle of a large building.
Tuscarora (tus-ka-ro'ra), a tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived
in North Carolina. After years of warfare with the colonists, the remnant
joined the Iroquois in New York.
twang (twang), sound with a quick, harsh noise.
typify (tip'i-fi), represent by a type, model, or resemblance.
tyranny (tir'a-ni), cruel government or discipline; severity.
Tyre (tir), a famous maritime city of Phoenicia.
ubiquity (u-blk'wi-ti), existence everywhere at the same time.
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