GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| sheer | unqualified |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |