GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
dripto let fall in drops
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)