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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |