GRE Word List
TACTFUL
careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless
The meaning of the word tactful is careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| daze | stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N. |
| lackadaisical | lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid |
| faction | party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| orient | get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate |
| illimitable | infinite; limitless |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| potentate | monarch; sovereign |
| vaporize | turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.) |
