GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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WordMeaning
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
toutto make much of : promote
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling