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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |