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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| scotch | scottish |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |