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

WordMeaning
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
poreto gaze intently
strutto become turgid : swell
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
expatriatebanish
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided