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 |
|---|---|
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |