GRE Word List

TACTFUL

having or showing tact

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

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intermediarymediator
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
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nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
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stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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