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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |