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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| quorum | a select group |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |