GRE Word List
TAUT
tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack
The meaning of the word taut is tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| outrage | act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive |
| pomposity | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important |
| inflated | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images |
| captious | faultfinding; too critical |
| exploit | make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
| plaudit | praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud |
| sentinel | sentry; lookout |
