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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WordMeaning
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
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sluggarda habitually lazy person
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
diversediffering from one another : unlike
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
understateto represent as less than is the case
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering