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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |