GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |