GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |