GRE Word List

TRANSMUTE

to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form

The meaning of the word transmute is to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form.

Random words

WordMeaning
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life