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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| endue | provide |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |