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
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation