GRE Word List
POTION
a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
The meaning of the word potion is a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine).
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
viand | an item of food |
avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
declivity | downward inclination |
idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
oaf | a stupid person : boob |
incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |