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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| appease | pacify |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |