Vocabulary Words - High School - T:

    1 - 15 (of 15)    

• takeover
  (n.) A situation when a person or company takes control of another company by buying more than half of its shares.
  
  
• tallow
  (n.) Fat of sheep and cattle used to make soap and candles.
  
  
• thesis
  (n.) A long academic paper written to achieve an academic degree, such as a master's degree.
  
  
• thrombocyte
  (n.) Platelet, a small cell found in blood to help with clotting.
  
  
• thymus
  (n.) An organ that helps the immune system develop.
  
  
• thyroid
  (n.) An organ in your body that makes hormones.
  
  
• trademark
  (n.) A name, sign, or design on a product that shows it is made by a particular company.
  
  
• transgress
  (v.) To break a law or a commandment.
  
  
• transpire
  (v.) To happen.
  
  
• trigonometry
  (n.) The study of triangles, the lengths of their sides and the measures of their angles.
  
  
• turbine
  (n.) A machine with blades that rotate to produce power.
  
  
• turnover
  (n.) The amount of money a company receives in a particular time.
  (n.) The number of workers who leave a company in a period of time.
  
  
• tweed
  (n.) A rough wool cloth that you use for making clothes.
  
  
• twill
  (n.) Strong fabric with diagonal lines.
  
  
• twinge
  (n.) A sudden pain.
  
  

Vocabulary Game

We've taken all of the words found in our Practice Vocabulary Word Lists and created an online vocabulary building game that anyone can play. We call it Lemons for Literacy.

This vocabulary building game is meant to be a fun way to improve vocabulary comprehension, spelling and reading skills, but it is also tool for people to help in the cause of literacy. As you play, and match vocabulary words with their definitions, Reading Horizons will donate money and it's award winning reading software to people in need.