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 |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |