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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| benison | blessing |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |