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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| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
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| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
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| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
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