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 |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| forlorn | bereft |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |