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 |
|---|---|
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| stilted | pompous |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |