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
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground