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.
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impoverish | to make poor |
stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
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fallible | liable to be erroneous |
crossbreed | hybridize |
fulcrum | prop |
suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |