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
encompassinclude
corollarya proposition (see proposition
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
laudpraise
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish