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 |
|---|---|
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| noisome | noxious |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |