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 |
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defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
asunder | into parts |
granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |