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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| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
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| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
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| monotony | tedious sameness |
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| wastrel | vagabond |
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