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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| gnarl | snarl |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |