GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |