In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee taking place Wednesday and Thursday of this week, I present thirteen 13-letter words that begin with the letter T.
1. Terpsichorean, adjective: 1. pertaining to dancing. 2. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Terpsichore. noun: a dancer.
2. Tergiversated, verb: (used without object) 1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2. to turn renegade.
3. transliterate, verb: to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
4. tachistoscope, noun: Psychology. an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to increase reading speed. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tachistoscope)
5. temperamental, adjective: 1. Relating to or caused by temperament: our temperamental differences. 2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody. 3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable: a temperamental motor.
6. thermoplastic, adjective: soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties. Noun: a plastic of this type.
7. thermodynamic, adjective. 1. Characteristic of or resulting from the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. 2. Of or relating to thermodynamics.
8. telemarketers, noun. 1. Those who market goods or services by telephone 2. Evil incarnate.
9. tonsillectomy, noun: the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
10. thalassocracy, noun: Naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.
11. Trothplighted, transitive verb: betrothed.
12. touristically, adverb: in a manner typical of tourists or tourism.
13. telencephalon: noun: the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
You can catch the semi-finals on ESPN from 10am to 1pm EDT, and the finals on ABC at 8pm EDT. I'll be rooting for local speller Isabel Jacobson, who attends the same middle school my sisters and I went to.
1. Terpsichorean, adjective: 1. pertaining to dancing. 2. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Terpsichore. noun: a dancer.
2. Tergiversated, verb: (used without object) 1. to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2. to turn renegade.
3. transliterate, verb: to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
4. tachistoscope, noun: Psychology. an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to increase reading speed. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tachistoscope)
5. temperamental, adjective: 1. Relating to or caused by temperament: our temperamental differences. 2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody. 3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable: a temperamental motor.
6. thermoplastic, adjective: soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties. Noun: a plastic of this type.
7. thermodynamic, adjective. 1. Characteristic of or resulting from the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. 2. Of or relating to thermodynamics.
8. telemarketers, noun. 1. Those who market goods or services by telephone 2. Evil incarnate.
9. tonsillectomy, noun: the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
10. thalassocracy, noun: Naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.
11. Trothplighted, transitive verb: betrothed.
12. touristically, adverb: in a manner typical of tourists or tourism.
13. telencephalon: noun: the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
You can catch the semi-finals on ESPN from 10am to 1pm EDT, and the finals on ABC at 8pm EDT. I'll be rooting for local speller Isabel Jacobson, who attends the same middle school my sisters and I went to.
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22 comments:
Okay, I have never heard of quite a few of those.
LMAO at 8(2)!
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Wait! I can feel it. I'm getting smarter!!! LOL-Awesome TT. I love spelling bees. Seriously-they rock!
Interesting TT. Yowza, H!Okay, I'll admit it, I didn't know quite a few of them, but then again, this is coming from the person who never knew 'slippy' wasn't a word. '-)
Whoazers! I can't even pronounce some of these.
Hehe...I was hoping people would get a little kick out of this one. I admit, some I knew...some I wasn't sure of and had to look up.
Elle~ Glad you liked 8(2), lol. :D
RG~ I admit to watching some of the semi-finals last year and all of the finals. I might not have known how to pronounce or spell half of them, but it was an interesting experience. (We are SUCH word nerds, aren't we??)
Rae~ Slippy: adjective. As in, "it's getting slippy out." *WEG* *Ducks out of reach*
I knew 10 of them. Interesting snippet. Thallasse is Greek for blue, hence where they get naval from. :-)
Is this the spelling contest where a NZer has made it to the semi-finals? It was on the news tonight. Her kiwi accent confused the judges ;)
Spew alert for #8! Now, how many can you use in a sentence? LOL!
I can't tell you how much that hurt my brain! OMG
Cool list!I didn't know several of those lol.
Excellent list. Now, can you use them in a sentence? ;)
Great list! I took many anatomy and physiology classes and I don't remember #13. LOL!
How sad is that?
That was interesting. You must really be twisted.
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Okay, it's pretty early in the morning for me. Those made my head hurt. LOL.
I didn't even know touristically was
a word.
Oooooh great list! I didn't know some, but I did learnded! hahaha
Oh I think I could use a tachistoscope and sometimes I think I am thermoplastic (soft and pliable when heated - ROFL)
Good gravy! LOL How long did it take you to find those?
Excellent job, Missy Trix! You rawk!
What everyone else said! LOL! Great list!
*hugs*
Paige
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had to lmao over the telemarkets definition. :)
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Oh I love words so much!
My favorite t word is trichotillomania--compulsive hair pulling. Over the 13 letter limit, but still a good one.
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WOW ... I'm impressed with your list!
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Trothplighted -- not familiar with this one. I like finding unique words.
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