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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |