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 |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |