GRE Word List

MERCURIAL

of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury

The meaning of the word mercurial is of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury.

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proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
quizzicalcomically quaint
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand