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Title: Mercurial merKYOOReeuhl


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Mercurial (mer-KYOOR-ee-uhl)
  • By Katelyn Mitchell
  • Mr. Risko-2nd period

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Definition and Forms
  • Mercurial (adj) Subject to rapidly changing
    emotions, volatile
  • Other Forms
  • Mercurially (adv)
  • Mercurialness (n)
  • Mercuriality (n)

Mercuriality is not a good trait for a king, as
kings need to be able to make up their mind about
what to do to help their kingdom
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Three Sample Sentences
  • Fiona from A Series of Unfortunate Events is very
    mercurial, as she can not decide whether she will
    support the protagonist or the antagonist.
  • Candidates running for office should not have
    mercuriality, as they need to stand firm on their
    platform and not keep changing their views.
  • Going out to dinner with Bill is never fun,
    because he is a very mercurial person. At first
    he says he loves Mexican food, but once we get to
    the restaurant, he decides he abhors it.

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Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Synonyms Volatile, inconstant, indecisive
  • Antonyms Constant, steady, persistent

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Visual Representations
This girl is mercurial because she cant make up
her mind on anything. She cant even decide
whether or not she is able to decide anything!
This candidate is not very mercurial, as he is
stating firmly what he believes in and what he
thinks should be done about it
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More Visual Representations
This woman is being very mercurial because she
cant make up her mind how she feels about her
job. Her opinion is constantly changing almost
every minute
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Sources
  • www.dictionary.com
  • www.thesaurus.com
  • http//www.he-man.org/cartoon/cmotu-pop/universe/k
    ing-randor.jpg
  • http//www.lwvpbc.org/images/candidate20forum.jpg
  • http//i.pbase.com/o4/36/275736/1/57264585.paranoi
    d2.jpg
  • http//www.astercity.net/jackal/images/blog/indec
    isive.jpg
  • The Illustrated Word Smart

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THATS ALL, FOLKS!
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    Mercurial
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