English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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terma limited period of time during which someone does a job or carries out a responsibility ("He served two terms in Congress."); the conditions of an agreement that have been accepted by those involved in it |
terriblevery bad; causing terror or fear |
territorya large area of land |
terrorextreme fear; that which causes great fear |
terrorista person who carries out acts of extreme violence as a protest or a way to influence a government |
testto attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how it will act by studying or doing ("The scientists will test the new engine soon."); n. an attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how it will act by studying or doing ("The test of the new engine takes place today."); a group of questions or problems used to find out a person's knowledge ("The students did well on the language test.") |
thanconnecting word used to link things that may be similar, but are not equal ("My sister is taller than I am.") |
thankto say that one has a good feeling toward another because that person did something kind ("I want to thank you for helping me.") |
thatshowing the person, place or thing being spoken about ("That man is a soldier."); pro. the person, place or thing being spoken about ("The building that I saw was very large.") |
theused in front of a name word to show that it is a person or thing that is known about or is being spoken about |