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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uninhibitedfree from inhibition
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suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
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ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained