GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| vendetta | blood feud |