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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| chafe | irritate |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |