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 |
|---|---|
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| poise | balance |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |