GRE Word List
TACTFUL
having or showing tact
The meaning of the word tactful is having or showing tact.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| defer | put off |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |