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 |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| trance | stupor |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |