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 |
|---|---|
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |