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

WordMeaning
chafeirritate
conveyancethe action of conveying
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
drasticacting rapidly or violently
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
fructifyto bear fruit
rectifyto set right : remedy
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)