GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| dynamo | generator |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| circlet | a little circle |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |