GRE Word List
SCALE
an instrument or machine for weighing
The meaning of the word scale is an instrument or machine for weighing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |