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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WordMeaning
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recipientone that receives : receiver
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forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
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intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit