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mental adj. 1 intellectual, cognitive, cerebral, perceptual, rational,<br />

conceptual, theoretical, noetic, abstract: The boy staggered us<br />

with his ability to perform rapid mental arithmetical<br />

calculations. 2 lunatic, mad, crazy, psychotic, demented,<br />

mentally ill, unstable, unbalanced, deranged, disturbed, daft,<br />

certifiable, Slang off one's rocker, nutty, batty, balmy or<br />

barmy, loony, screwy, bonkers, crackers, nuts, bananas, loco:<br />

My great-aunt has gone a bit mental in her old age.<br />

mentality n. 1 intelligence, brain, capacity, intellect, wit, sense,<br />

judgement, acuity, acumen, I.Q., rationality, understanding:<br />

I'd say that Frank is a man of average mentality. 2<br />

inclination, attitude, bent, mind-set, disposition, frame of<br />

mind, temperament, outlook, view: The news betrays little about<br />

what is actually happening, but much about the mentality of the<br />

leadership. They criticized Britain's 'island mentality'.<br />

mention v. 1 speak or write about, refer to, allude to, touch on or<br />

upon, make mention (of), bring up or in, introduce, broach, call<br />

or direct attention to, note, name, cite, acknowledge; point<br />

out, indicate, make known, adduce, report, quote: Sergeant<br />

Payne was mentioned in dispatches from the front. He mentions<br />

the works of Conrad in support of his thesis. 2 divulge, reveal,<br />

intimate, disclose, impart, suggest, animadvert on or upon, hint<br />

(at), imply, insinuate: Did he mention that Liz was present?<br />

--n. 3 reference, allusion, note, naming, citation, mentioning,<br />

Colloq cite: There was a mention of you in the newspaper today.<br />

4 recognition, tribute, acknowledgement, kudos, praise: She won<br />

no prize but came in for an honourable mention. 5 announcement,<br />

reference, referral, remark: The speaker's mention of the<br />

conference reminded me of something.<br />

mercantile<br />

adj. commercial, business, trade, marketing, market: The book<br />

dealt with the mercantile affairs of the Hanseatic League.<br />

mercenary adj. 1 money-oriented, grasping, greedy, acquisitive, covetous,<br />

predatory, avaricious, venal, Colloq money-grubbing: She<br />

objected that the 'financial world' ought to be renamed the<br />

'mercenary world'. 2 venal, bribable, corrupt, bought, Colloq US<br />

on the take: They found themselves a mercenary judge and the<br />

indictment was quashed.

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