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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WordMeaning
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
betokento typify beforehand : presage
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
appriseto give notice to : tell
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
finitehaving definite or definable limits
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased