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 |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |