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

WordMeaning
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme