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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |