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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WordMeaning
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
adjurationa solemn oath
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
gistessence; main point; substance
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
stiltedpompous
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor