GRE Word List
ALLOY
the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
The meaning of the word alloy is the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| dour | stern |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |