GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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WordMeaning
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
diademcrown
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region