GRE Word List

TAUT

having no give or slack : tightly drawn

The meaning of the word taut is having no give or slack : tightly drawn.

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WordMeaning
woefulfull of woe : grievous
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
stem_fromarise from; originate from
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation