GRE Word List
TACTFUL
having or showing tact
The meaning of the word tactful is having or showing tact.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| brook | creek |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |