GRE Word List
APOTHECARY
one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
The meaning of the word apothecary is one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| defer | put off |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |