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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| schism | division |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |