GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
queasycausing nausea
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
combustiblecapable of combustion
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order