GRE Word List
ELIXIR
a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
The meaning of the word elixir is a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold.
Random words
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| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| unbridled | unrestrained |