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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carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
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lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
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reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards