GRE Word List
MERCURIAL
capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood
The meaning of the word mercurial is capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| spurious | false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments |
| propitiate | appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory |
| chronic | long established as a disease |
| bicameral | two-chambered as a legislative body |
| stockade | wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier |
| forfeit | something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture |
| perimeter | outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference |
| tranquillity | calmness; peace |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |