GRE Word List
ASSAY
to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
The meaning of the word assay is to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |