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 |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |