Vocabulary : Assastion to Assayable

Assastion : Roasting.
Assault : A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. ;; A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government. ;; An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery. ;; To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces. ;; To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputati
Assaultable : Capable of being assaulted.
Assaulted : of Assault
Assaulter : One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.
Assaulting : of Assault
Assay : Trial; attempt; essay. ;; Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. ;; Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. ;; Tested purity or value. ;; The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin. ;; The alloy or metal to be assayed. ;; To try; to attempt; to apply. ;; To affect. ;; To try tasting, as food or drink. ;; To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition. ;; To attempt, try, or endeavor.
Assay pound : A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equaling 0.5 gram, but varying with the assayer.
Assay ton : A weight of 29.166 + grams used in assaying, for convenience. Since it bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2000 avoirdupois pounds does to the troy ounce, the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from an assay ton of ore gives directly the number of ounces to the ton.
Assayable : That may be assayed.
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