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
subsistencereal being : existence
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse