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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| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |