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 |
|---|---|
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| forebears | ancestor |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |