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 |
|---|---|
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| purported | reputed |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |