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 |
|---|---|
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| acclaim | applaud |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| license | permission to act |