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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| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
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| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |