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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usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
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insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
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alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
headlongheadfirst