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

WordMeaning
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
dissonancelack of agreement
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically