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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WordMeaning
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
civilof or relating to citizens
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent