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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WordMeaning
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
accessiblecapable of being reached
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
receptiveable or inclined to receive
pliantpliable
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion