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

WordMeaning
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent