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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| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
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| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
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