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
retainto keep in possession or use
scourgewhip
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
constituenta member of a constituency
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully