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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WordMeaning
miscreantunbelieving
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
tawnyof the color tawny
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
obsequya funeral or burial rite
slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites