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
lanknot well filled out : slender
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
desiccateto dry up
mediateoccupying a middle position
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
depositiona testifying especially before a court