GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
virusany 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
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
unkemptnot combed
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time