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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| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| paramour | lover |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
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| piscatorial | piscatory |