GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| mischance | bad luck |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |