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 |
|---|---|
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |