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 |
|---|---|
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| sleek | slick |
| braid | to make from braids |
| stilted | pompous |