GRE Word List
NOOSE
a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
The meaning of the word noose is a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
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| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |