GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| clime | climate |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| motley | variegated in color |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |