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 |
|---|---|
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| colloquy | conversation |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| abortive | prematurely born |