GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| dull | tedious |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| farce | stuff |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |