GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| arid | excessively dry |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |