GRE Word List
QUICKSILVER
mercury
The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |