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 |
|---|---|
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |