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 |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| brink | edge |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |