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 |
|---|---|
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
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| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
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