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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| violate | break |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |