GRE Word List

QUICKSILVER

mercury

The meaning of the word quicksilver is mercury.

Random words

WordMeaning
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
branda charred piece of wood
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade