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Re: Her performance review noted that Jill suffers from a lack [#permalink]
Deference is more precise then tact for blank 1.
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Re: Her performance review noted that Jill suffers from a lack [#permalink]
The should be (C)deference & (F)denigrating
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Her performance review noted that Jill suffers from a lack of ____(i)____, and often makes insulting remarks despite her best efforts to be polite;

she was uneducated so she did not have tact or i.e she was not polite

worse, the review went on to point out that it happens regularly, even though she has no intention of ____(ii)____ anyone.

denigrated is the only other word that fits the bill

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Re: Her performance review noted that Jill suffers from a lack [#permalink]
I still can't understand why tact is right

My thought process was that tact means skill in dealing with difficult situations and deference means respect

It's mentioned that she was impolite. Out of the two, lack of deference (respect) seems closer to lack of tact
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I still can't understand why tact is right

My thought process was that tact means skill in dealing with difficult situations and deference means respect

It's mentioned that she was impolite. Out of the two, lack of deference (respect) seems closer to lack of tact


Tact is more specific than deference, meaning delicacy, fit and acting well according to the environment.
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Jill suffers from a lack of ____(i)____, and often makes insulting remarks despite her best efforts to be polite;


Jill tries but is unable to be polite. In this case, she is not sensible. Therefore, tact fits the blank here.

IMHO, if this line were not to be there, despite her best efforts to be polite , then deference should fit the blank.
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