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 |
|---|---|
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| calculated | apt |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| brazen | made of brass |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |