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 |
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censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
invalidate | to make invalid |
beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
mandate | an authoritative command |
staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |