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
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
requiema mass for the dead
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent