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 |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| dull | tedious |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |