Vocabulary : Terror to Tersulphuret

Terror : Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright. ;; That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
Terrorism : The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation. ;; The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
Terrorist : One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
Terrorize : To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
Terrorless : Free from terror.

Terry : A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
Tersanctus : An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word "Holy" -- in its Latin form, "Sanctus" -- thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.
Terse : Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished. ;; Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons. ;; Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.
Tersulphide : A trisulphide.
Tersulphuret : A trisulphide.

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