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 |
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| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
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