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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WordMeaning
raptlifted up and carried away
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
gustythe sensation of taste
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant