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
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
transpireto take place : go on
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
piscatorialpiscatory