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
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey