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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
