frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

tease v. 1 bait, taunt, torment, harass, bedevil, bother, nettle,
plague, chaff, pester, annoy, irritate, needle, goad, badger,
provoke, vex, twit, tantalize, frustrate, Non-Standard
aggravate, Colloq guy, pick on, rib, drive mad or crazy, drive
up the wall, Brit take the mickey out of, Slang rag: Stop
teasing the animals! Frances would tease me by agreeing to go
out and then begging off with a headache. 2 coax, worry, winkle,
work, manipulate: He was finally able to tease the broken piece
of key out of the lock.
technical adj. 1 complex, complicated, detailed, intricate, specialized:
This is a technical matter, not easily understood by the layman.
2 mechanical, applied, industrial, polytechnic, technologic(al):
We thought he would be happier attending a technical school.
technique n. 1 technic, method, approach, manner, mode, fashion, style,
procedure, system, tack, line, modus operandi, standard
operating procedure, Colloq MO (= 'modus operandi'), SOP (=
'standard operating procedure'): After many years, he has
developed his own technique for building hot-air balloons. 2
technic, art, craftsmanship, artistry, craft, knack, touch,
skill, skilfulness, adroitness, adeptness, dexterousness,
facility, competence, faculty, ability, aptitude, performance,
proficiency, talent, gift, genius, know-how, knowledge,
expertise: Jason's technique remains unsurpassed.
tedious adj. over-long, long-drawn-out, prolonged, endless, unending,
monotonous, unchanging, changeless, unvarying, laborious,
long-winded, wearing, wearying, wearisome, tiring, exhausting,
fatiguing, tiresome, boring, dreary, dull, dry-as-dust, drab,
colourless, vapid, insipid, flat, uninteresting, banal,
unexciting, prosaic, prosy, soporific, humdrum, routine,
repetitious, repetitive, mechanical, automaton-like, automatic,
Colloq ho-hum, Slang dead, US blah: For almost fifty years my
father had a tedious job on an assembly line.
tedium n. tediousness, monotony, changelessness, invariability,
long-windedness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, boredom, ennui,
dreariness, dullness, drabness, colourlessness, vapidity,
insipidity, insipidness, two-dimensionality, banality, routine,
repetitiousness: How do you survive the tedium of getting up
and going to an office every day?