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 |
|---|---|
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |