GRE Word List

TACTFUL

having or showing tact

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

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WordMeaning
habituateto make used to something : accustom
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
coniferany 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
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
distortto twist (see twist
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use