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 |
|---|---|
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |