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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mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
rococorococo work or style
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted