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 |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| shack | hut |