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 |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| passe | past one's prime |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
