GRE Word List
ELIXIR
cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
The meaning of the word elixir is cure-all; panacea; something invigorating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exalt | raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation |
| smart | intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; Ex. smart pace/restaurant; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting pain |
| impalpable | imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible |
| chaff | worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff |
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| periphery | outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town |
| nomadic | wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place |
| congeal | freeze; coagulate |
| nether | lower; Ex. nether garments/regions |
| denizen | (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor |
