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 |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| forebears | ancestor |
| peerless | matchless |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| lode | waterway |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| fabricate | invent |
| acetic | vinegary |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |