taut
Day 43Level 2tawt
tense
tightly stretched; tense
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
rigid, firm, stiff
Antonyms:
slack, loose
Example Sentence:
They exercised taut posture and spoke in the moat polite of tones.
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aab-STEE-mee-uhs
moderate in behavior or appetite
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an-uh-MOS-i-tee
strong dislike
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AHR-tuh-zuhn
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suh-LES-chuhl
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dih-BIH-lih-tayt
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deh-KOHR-uhs
appropriate in a social situation; proper