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 |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| obscure | dark |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |