GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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WordMeaning
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
depositiona testifying especially before a court
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
piquantengagingly provocative
retaliateto return like for like
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21