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 |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| convention | agreement |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |