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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| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |