GRE Word List
MERCANTILE
of or relating to merchants or trading
The meaning of the word mercantile is of or relating to merchants or trading.
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| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| malediction | curse |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |