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 |
|---|---|
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| fete | festival |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |