GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |