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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convoke | to call together to a meeting |
igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
bolt | a lightning stroke |
flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |