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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| raspy | harsh |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |