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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meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
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