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 |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |