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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| impinge | encroach |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |