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mental adj. 1 intellectual, cognitive, cerebral, perceptual, rational,
conceptual, theoretical, noetic, abstract: The boy staggered us
with his ability to perform rapid mental arithmetical
calculations. 2 lunatic, mad, crazy, psychotic, demented,
mentally ill, unstable, unbalanced, deranged, disturbed, daft,
certifiable, Slang off one's rocker, nutty, batty, balmy or
barmy, loony, screwy, bonkers, crackers, nuts, bananas, loco:
My great-aunt has gone a bit mental in her old age.
mentality n. 1 intelligence, brain, capacity, intellect, wit, sense,
judgement, acuity, acumen, I.Q., rationality, understanding:
I'd say that Frank is a man of average mentality. 2
inclination, attitude, bent, mind-set, disposition, frame of
mind, temperament, outlook, view: The news betrays little about
what is actually happening, but much about the mentality of the
leadership. They criticized Britain's 'island mentality'.
mention v. 1 speak or write about, refer to, allude to, touch on or
upon, make mention (of), bring up or in, introduce, broach, call
or direct attention to, note, name, cite, acknowledge; point
out, indicate, make known, adduce, report, quote: Sergeant
Payne was mentioned in dispatches from the front. He mentions
the works of Conrad in support of his thesis. 2 divulge, reveal,
intimate, disclose, impart, suggest, animadvert on or upon, hint
(at), imply, insinuate: Did he mention that Liz was present?
--n. 3 reference, allusion, note, naming, citation, mentioning,
Colloq cite: There was a mention of you in the newspaper today.
4 recognition, tribute, acknowledgement, kudos, praise: She won
no prize but came in for an honourable mention. 5 announcement,
reference, referral, remark: The speaker's mention of the
conference reminded me of something.
mercantile
adj. commercial, business, trade, marketing, market: The book
dealt with the mercantile affairs of the Hanseatic League.
mercenary adj. 1 money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, covetous,
predatory, avaricious, venal, Colloq money-grubbing: She
objected that the 'financial world' ought to be renamed the
'mercenary world'. 2 venal, bribable, corrupt, bought, Colloq US
on the take: They found themselves a mercenary judge and the
indictment was quashed.