GRE Word List

TACIT

expressed or carried on without words or speech

The meaning of the word tacit is expressed or carried on without words or speech.

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litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
jostleto come in contact or into collision
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
distantseparated in space : away