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 |
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| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |