| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 612 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym | 
| trifle | verb | She trifled with my emotions. | to toy with | 
| noun | He gave her a trifle. | trinket | |
| trigger | verb | That triggered a landslide. | set off | 
| trim | verb | She trimmed the dress with pearls. | adorned | 
| adj. | She runs a trim house. | orderly | |
| verb | He trimmed her hair. | lightly cut | |
| trip | noun | Our trip lasted six days. | journey | 
| verb | He tripped over the rug. | stumbled | |
| triumph | noun | The triumph was complete. | conquest | 
| verb | They triumphed over the enemy. | prevailed | |
| triumphant | adj. | There was a triumphant parade that day. | jubilant | 
| trivial | adj. | It was a trivial matter. | inconsequential | 
| trolly | noun | We rode the trolly to town. | streetcar |