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 |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| denizen | inhabitant |
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| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| brink | edge |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
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| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |