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 |
|---|---|
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |