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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
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| significant | having meaning |
| overthrow | overturn |
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