GRE Word List

SCAD

any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)

The meaning of the word scad is any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus).

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WordMeaning
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
tightwada close or miserly person
sledgesledgehammer
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous