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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |