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.
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| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |