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
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
expoundto set forth : state
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
wiltloose freshness; droop
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality