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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|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
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| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
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| vent | to provide with a vent |
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| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |