GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| replicate | duplicate |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| residual | remainder |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| preamble | an introductory statement |