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
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
corpusclea minute particle
receptiveable or inclined to receive