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 |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| niggle | trifle |