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 |
|---|---|
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |