tact

address, diplomacy, savoir-faire

talkative

loquacious, garrulous, voluble, verbose, glib

tardy

behindhand, late, overdue [PROMPT]

task

job, chore, stint, assignment

taste

flavor, relish, savor, smack, tang

teach

instruct, educate, train, school, discipline, drill

tear

rip, rend, split, cleave

teem

abound, bristle, crawl, overflow, swarm

temerity

audacity, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall

tend

attend, mind, minister, watch

tendency

trend, current, drift, tenor, inclination

theoretical

abstract, academic, hypothetical, speculative

think

cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate

thoughtful

considerate, attentive, solicitous

threaten

menace, intimidate

throw

cast, hurl, fling, pitch, toss, sling

tight

taut, tense

timid

timorous

tire

weary, fatigue, exhaust, jade

tireless

indefatigable, unflagging, untiring, unwearied, weariless

tool

instrument, implement, utensil, appliance

touch

feel, finger, handle, palpate, paw

trace

vestige, track, trail

transient

transitory, ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, momentary, evanescent

treat

deal, handle

trial

affliction, crucible, ordeal, tribulation, visitation

trite

hackneyed, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, stale, banal

trivial

trifling, paltry, petty, picayune

trouble

ail, distress, worry

trust

faith, confidence, reliance, dependence

truth

veracity, verity, verisimilitude

turn

rotate, revolve, gyrate, spin, whirl, circle, eddy, swirl

type

kind, sort, nature, character, ilk

ugly

hideous, ill-favored, unsightly

uncertainty

doubt, dubiety, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust

unctuous

fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy

unfortunate

hapless, ill-fated, ill-started, luckless, unlucky [FORTUNATE]

unity

union, solidarity

unruly

ungovernable, intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, willful, headstrong, wayward

unspeakable

indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, unutterable

urge

press, exhort, prod, prick

urgent

pressing, imperative, exigent

use

employ, utilize

usual

habitual, customary, accustomed

vain

empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, otiose

valid

sound, cogent, convincing, telling

vent

express, utter, voice, air

versatile

all-around, many-sided, multifaceted, multifarious

vertical

upright, perpendicular, plumb

victory

conquest, triumph

vigor

dash, punch, verve, vim, vitality

vindictive

vengeful, revengeful

vociferous

blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous

voluntary

intentional, deliberate, willful, willing

voracious

gluttonous, rapacious, ravenous

votary

devotee, habitué

wander

ramble, roam, rove, range, meander, stray, gallivant, gad

warn

caution, forewarn

waste

blow, consume, dissipate, fritter, squander [SAVE]

way

route, course, passage, pass, artery

weak

feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit, debilitated

weird

eerie, uncanny, unearthly

wet

damp, moist, dank, humid

whole

all, entire, gross, total [PARTIAL]

wise

sage, sapient, judicious, prudent, sensible, sane

wit

humor, repartee, sarcasm, irony

wonder

marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation

wordy

diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose

work

labor, toil, drudgery, travail

writhe

agonize, squirm

yearn

long, pine, hanker, hunger, thirst

yield

relent, bow, defer, submit, capitulate, succumb

young

youthful, adolescent, immature, juvenile, puerile, green

zest

gusto, relish