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 |
|---|---|
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |