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 |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| reek | smoke |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |