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 |
|---|---|
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| cursive | running |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |