GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |