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

WordMeaning
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development