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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |