GRE Word List
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
The meaning of the word alchemy is 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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| convention | agreement |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| plait | pleat |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| shove | to push along |