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 |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |