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 |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |