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 |
|---|---|
| guileless | innocent |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| encompass | include |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |