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
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
fortuitousoccurring by chance
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
cavalcadea procession (see procession
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
plauditan act or round of applause