GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
cringeto recoil in distaste
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
categoricalabsolute
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm