GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |