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.

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inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
collateto compare critically
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
compellingthat compels: such as
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future