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 |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |