GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
inopportuneinconvenient
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
advertto turn the mind or attention
irremediablenot remediable