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 |
|---|---|
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |