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 |
|---|---|
| dingy | dirty |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| reverberate | reflect |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |