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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| attentive | mindful |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |