GRE Word List

TACTFUL

having or showing tact

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

Random words

WordMeaning
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
irksometending to irk : tedious
piscatorialpiscatory
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
imbibedrink
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous