GRE Word Pictures T -1 to 5

1. taciturn - habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation



2. tangible - pertaining to the organs or sense of touch; able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable;possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof




3. taint - contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch

4. talisman - charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer; Something that apparently has magic power.

5. talon - The claw of a bird of prey; The similar claw of a predatory animal