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 |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |