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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| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
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| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
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