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 |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |