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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| brink | edge |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
