GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

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barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
vendorone that vends : seller
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
deputizeto appoint as deputy
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
vindicateto free from allegation or blame