GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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compilationthe act or process of compiling
exploitdeed
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
chafeirritate
facsimilean exact copy
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
impenitentnot penitent
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax