GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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WordMeaning
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
wontaccustomed
relegateto send into exile : banish
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
magnitudegreat size or extent
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink