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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ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
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rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
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scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
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