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 |
|---|---|
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |