GRE Word List
APOTHECARY
druggist; pharmacist
The meaning of the word apothecary is druggist; pharmacist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrive | invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention |
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| rumble | make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach) |
| viper | poisonous snake |
| obtrude | push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive |
| paste | smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste |
| supplicate | petition humbly; pray to grant a favor |
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| imperceptible | unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable |
| oscillate | vibrate pendulumlike; waver |
