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 |
|---|---|
| lout | to bow in respect |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| ignite | to set afire |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |