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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| facade | the front of a building |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |