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 |
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| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| dynamo | generator |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |