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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |