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 |
|---|---|
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |