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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| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |