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 |
|---|---|
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |