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 |
|---|---|
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |