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 |
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| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |