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 |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |