GRE Word List
CHARLATAN
quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)
The meaning of the word charlatan is quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse |
| expository | explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition |
| convulsion | violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive |
| artisan | a manually skilled worker |
| spurious | false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments |
| vying | contending; CF. vie |
| fell | cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile) |
| secession | withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
| plausible | conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious |