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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |