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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| hirsute | hairy |