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 |
|---|---|
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
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| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| exude | to ooze out |
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| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |