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
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
wantonmerciless
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
appeasepacify
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
nullifyto make null (see null