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
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
unfrockdefrock
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor