GRE Word List
DROSS
the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
The meaning of the word dross is the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal.
Random words
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| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
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| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
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| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |