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 |
|---|---|
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |