GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
passepast one's prime
felonone who has committed a felony
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets