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 |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |