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 |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| contest | strive |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |