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 |
|---|---|
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| rightful | just |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |