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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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| pugilist | fighter |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |