Vocabulary Word
Word: mercurial
Definition: capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood
Definition: capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood
Sentences Containing 'mercurial'
They are expressed in the most plain and simple terms, wherein those people are not mercurial enough to discover above one interpretation: and to write a comment upon any law, is a capital crime.
More Vocab Words
::: meretricious - flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute::: odium - detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)
::: embezzlement - taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
::: tantamount - equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
::: comestible - something fit to be eaten
::: memorialize - commemorate
::: whimsy - whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy
::: headfirst - moving with the head leading; headlong
::: inquisitor - questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition
::: plebeian - common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician
