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 |
|---|---|
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| 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 |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |