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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| sportive | frolicsome |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
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| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
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