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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diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
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millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
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