syndical (en)

of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade

syzygy (en)

(noun) the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system

szlachta (en)

a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland; gained considerable institutional privileges between 1333 and 1370 during the reign of King Casimir III the Great

tangelos (en)

a citrus fruit hybrid of tangerine and pomelo or grapefruit

tannic (en)

(adjective) of, resembling, or derived from tan or a tannin / (adjective) containing an abundance of tannins; markedly astringent / (noun) tannin

tarrying (en)

(verb) to delay or be tardy in acting or doing / (verb) to linger in expectation; wait / (verb) to abide or stay in or at a place

temblor (en)

(noun) earthquake / (verb) to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold); shiver / (verb) to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous / (verb) to be affected with great fear or anxiety

tenements (en)

a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments

tessitura (en)

(noun) the general range of a melody or voice part / (noun) the part of the register in which most of the tones of a melody or voice part lie

testeria (en)

(rare) Behavior exhibiting excessive irritability, aggression, or unreasonableness (from testes, coined as a feminist response to the use of hysteria)

thaumaturgy (en)

(noun) the performance of miracles / (noun) magic

theosophical (en)

(noun) teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight / (noun) the teachings of a modern movement originating in the United States in 1875 and following chiefly Buddhist and Brahmanic theories especially of pantheistic evolution and reincarnation

Thermidorian (en)

a French political group active during the French Revolution, which launched a coup d'état against the leaders of the Jacobin Club in 1794

thrall (en)

(noun) a servant slave; bondman / (noun) serf / (noun) a person in moral or mental servitude / (noun) a state of servitude or submission / (noun) a state of complete absorption / (verb) enthrall enslave

thymotic (en)

related to the thymos: that area of the soul where feelings of pride, indignation, shame etc are located (in Platonic philosophy)

titivate (en)

(verb) to make smart or spruce / (verb) smarten spruce

Tomás de Torquemada (en)

a Castilian Dominican friar, and the first Grand Inquisitor in Spain's movement to homogenize religious practices with those of the Catholic Church in the late 15th century, otherwise known as "The Spanish Inquisition

torrid (en)

(adjective) parched with heat especially of the sun; hot / (adjective) giving off intense heat; scorching / (adjective) ardent passionate / (noun) the region of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

tour de force (fr)

a performance or achievement that has been accomplished or managed with great skill

tout court (fr)

(adverb) with no addition or qualification; simply

tovarish (en)

(in the former Soviet Union) a comrade (often used as a form of address)

travertine (en)

(noun) a mineral consisting of a massive usually layered calcium carbonate (as aragonite or calcite) formed by deposition from spring waters or especially from hot springs

treillage (en)

(noun) latticework for vines; trellis

tripartite (en)

refers to economic corporatism based on tripartite contracts of business, labour, and state affiliations within the economy

trousseau (en)

(noun) the personal possessions of a bride usually including clothes, accessories, and household linens and wares