GRE Word List
TACTFUL
having or showing tact
The meaning of the word tactful is having or showing tact.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |