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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WordMeaning
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
donto put on (an article of clothing)
gazettenewspaper
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
rarefiedbeing less dense
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased