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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| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
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| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |