PTE Word List for Academic
PTE for Academic Words
- PTE Word List for Academic (A B)
- PTE Word List for Academic (C)
- PTE Word List for Academic (D)
- PTE Word List for Academic (E)
- PTE Word List for Academic (F G)
- PTE Word List for Academic (H I)
- PTE Word List for Academic (J K L M)
- PTE Word List for Academic (N O)
- PTE Word List for Academic (P Q)
- PTE Word List for Academic (R)
- PTE Word List for Academic (S)
- PTE Word List for Academic (T)
- PTE Word List for Academic (U V W Y Z)
Group (T) - Matching Quizzes
taboo 
1
 | lack of self-confidence or courage |
| tax on goods coming into a country |
| hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
| ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition |
telex
2
| wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school |
| act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction |
| communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals |
| hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
temptation
3
| expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet |
| act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction |
| light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light; dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed |
| written words; book prepared for use in schools or colleges |
tentative
4
| hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
| branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper |
| rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour |
text
5
| entrance; starting point for a new state or experience |
| written words; book prepared for use in schools or colleges |
| act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction |
| dependable; reliable |
thermometer
6
| hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
| possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another |
| instrument for measuring temperature |
| tax on goods coming into a country |
thermostat
7
| apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball |
| device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes |
| wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school |
| suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place |
thrive
8
| instrument for measuring temperature |
| victory; win; expressing great joy |
| possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another |
| make steady progress; prosper; flourish |
tinge
9
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind |
| part of the leg between the hip and the knee |
| a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen |
tolerance
10
| capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain |
| dependable; reliable |
| make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt |
| light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light; dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed |