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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
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