skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic fundamental

doubt, the state of being unsure

Unwilling to bear the ____________________any longer, I called the Dean of Admissions to find out if I had been admitted.

To be _________________________in everyday life means doing whatever you can to avoid hurting the feelings of others.

Though the United Nations has many lesser objectives, its_________________________goal is to achieve lasting world peace.

I took my car to a qualified repair shop rather than run the risk of damaging it further by___________________with it myself.

Choose the meaning of the word tactful:

synonym: skillful, discreet

Antonym: sureness, certainty, confidence

antonym: minor, insignificant, negligible

relating to farm areas and life in the country

possible, able to happen; Something that can develop or become a reality

a very small part or quantity

The boat had become so badly____________by the storm that it will have to be overhauled

As she told us the good news, her face was __________________with joy.

We discovered that their was not a(n) _________________of truth in the rumors they had spread so eagerly.

Though company A has very little chance of expanding in the near future, the __________________________growth rate of company B is staggering!

Choose the meaning of the word iota:

The word brilliant is synonymous with the word:

easily taught, led or managed; obedient

to combine, unite; to make solid or firm

to rule over by strength or power, control

The wily old Senator had such a forceful and aggressive personality that he soon came to ________________________his entire party.

The new book of presidential_____________________contains amusing stories involving stories of our Chief Executives, both past and present.

Choose the meaning of the word consolidate:

full of life, lively, alive