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 |
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| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| niggle | trifle |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| humdrum | monotonous |