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.

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WordMeaning
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
chisela 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)
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
scapegoata 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
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous