GRE Word List

TACT

a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense

The meaning of the word tact is a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense.

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WordMeaning
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
nurturetraining
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning