GRE Word List
SCALE
an instrument or machine for weighing
The meaning of the word scale is an instrument or machine for weighing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
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| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |