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 |
|---|---|
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |