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
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
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ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
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pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
debonairsuave
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume