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 |
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sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |