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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cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
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deviouswandering
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
mediumsomething in a middle position
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
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