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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |