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
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis