| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 341 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym | 
| merchandise | noun | They sold good merchandise. | goods | 
| merchant | noun | A good merchant helps his customers. | salesman | 
| merciful | adj. | He was a very merciful King. | humane | 
| mercury | noun | The mercury is falling rapidly. | temperature | 
| mercy | noun | We all need to show mercy to people. | compassion | 
| mere | adj. | The price is a mere ten cents. | insignificant | 
| merely | adv. | He was merely trying to help. | only | 
| merit | noun | He earned it on his own merit. | worth | 
| verb | She merited an increase in pay. | deserved | |
| merry | adj. | We wish you a merry Christmas. | joyful | 
| mess | noun | The room was in a mess. | in disorder | 
| verb | He messed up the room playing. | disordered | |