GRE Word List

TACTFUL

having or showing tact

The meaning of the word tactful is having or showing tact.

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WordMeaning
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
seemlygood-looking
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
primethe second of the canonical hours
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing