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 |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |