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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fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
gustthe sensation of taste
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
haphappening
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
unfrockdefrock
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state