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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| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
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| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
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| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |