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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archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
requiteto make return for : repay
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
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transcendentaltranscendent