GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| bauble | trinket |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |