GRE Word List
TACTFUL
having or showing tact
The meaning of the word tactful is having or showing tact.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |