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.
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increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
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warrant | sanction |
queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
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