GRE Word List
TACTFUL
having or showing tact
The meaning of the word tactful is having or showing tact.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rarefied | being less dense |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |