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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| Word | Meaning |
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| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| gazette | newspaper |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |