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 |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| pitfall | trap |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |