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 |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |