GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
direexciting horror
remittancea sum of money remitted
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
delugean overflowing of the land by water