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 |
|---|---|
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |