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

WordMeaning
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
trenchantkeen
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
retortto pay or hurl back : return
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
dys-abnormal
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception