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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| steep | lofty |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |