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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unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
impinge | encroach |
traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
boost | to push or shove up from below |
patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |