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 |
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| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |