GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| virus | any 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 |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| digression | the 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 |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |