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
clapperone that claps: such as
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
acmethe highest point or stage
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color