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 |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |