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.
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| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| residual | remainder |
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