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 |
|---|---|
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| dys- | abnormal |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |