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 |
|---|---|
| stench | stink |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
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| calculated | apt |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
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| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
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