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
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| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
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| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
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| ancillary | subordinate |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
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