GRE Word List
SCRUPLE
a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
The meaning of the word scruple is a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| lax | loose |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| nomenclature | name |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |