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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| onus | burden |