GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| encompass | include |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |