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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percussionthe act of percussing: such as
remunerativeserving to remunerate
executionerone who executes
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