GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| historic | historical |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |