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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| laud | praise |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |