GRE Word List
SCALE
climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones
The meaning of the word scale is climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overblown | inflated; exaggerated |
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| cohere | stick together |
| cascade | small waterfall |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| trifling | trivial; unimportant |
| writhe | twist in coils; contort in pain |
| mammoth | gigantic; enormous |
| unique | without an equal; single in kind |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
