hich_ lasts for a brief _time_ only; not permanent; as, a
_temporary_ scaffolding.

7. To _temporize_ is to comply with the _time_ or occasion; to yield
to the current of opinion or circumstances; to "_do_ as the _times_
do".

8. The modification of verbs to indicate _time_, is called _tense_.

9. _Tempus fugit_ is a Latin phrase frequently met with in English. It
means, literally, _time flies_.

#ten, tent, tain# = hold.

1. _abs_ tain, from
2. _con_ tain, together
3. _de_ tain, from
4. detent _ion_, act of
5. _main_ tain, hand
6. _re_ tain, back
7. _sus_ tain, (sub) under
8. ten _ant_, one who
9. tenet
10. ten _able_, capable of
11. ten_acious_, quality of
12. ten_ure_, that which

1. To _abstain_ from drink is to _hold from_ it, to refrain
voluntarily.

2. A vessel _contains_ a liquid when it _holds_ its particles
_together_.

3. To _detain_ the wages of a laborer is to _hold_ them _from_ him
after they are due.

5. _Maintain_ literally means to _hold_ by the _hand_; to preserve
from falling. To hold fast; to keep in possession; as, to _maintain_
one's ground in battle.

7. _Sustain._ To _hold_ up from _beneath_; to uphold; to support; to
endure.

8. A _tenant_ is _one who holds_ land under another.

9. A _tenet_ is an opinion or doctrine _held_ as true.

10. _Tenable._ _Capable of_ being _held_; as ground taken for
argument.

11. _Tenacious._ Having the _quality_ of _holding_ fast.

12. One's _tenure_ of office is _that_ time during _which_ he _holds_
office.

#terr# = earth.

1. _in_ ter, in
2. inter _ment_, act of
3. _sub_ terranean, under
4. terr _ace_, that which
5. terra _cotta_, baked
6. terrestri _al_, relating to
7. terr _ier_, that which
8. territ _ory_, relating to
9. _Medi_ terranean, middle
10. Terra del _Fuego_, fire
11. Terre _Haute_, high
12. terra _firma_, firm

1. To bury _in_ the _earth_; as a dead body.

3. Situated or occurring _under_ the surface of the _earth_; as
_subterranean_ forests--buried forests.

4. A _terrace_ is a long mound or raised portion of _earth_.

5. _Terra cotta_ is literally _baked earth_. A species of hard pottery
used in building; ornamentation.

6. _Terrestrial._ _Relating to_ the _earth_, earthly.

7. A _terrier_ is one of a small breed of dogs, named from their
propensity to scratch the ground or _earth_ in pursuit of prey.

8. _Territory._ _Relating to_ the _earth_; a large extent or tract of
land.

9. The Mediterr