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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| giddy | dizzy |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |