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Read the following sentence:

In many states, the law says that refusing to take a breathalyzer test is considered a tacit admission that you have been drinking.

What does "tacit" mean as it is used in this reading? Use this dictionary entry to answer the question:

tac, tic- (prefix) silent


illegal


suspicious


unspoken


obvious

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Unspoken.

The prefix tac-/tic- means “silent,” so a “tacit admission” is one that is implied or assumed without being explicitly stated.