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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |