GRE Word List
MOUNTEBANK
a person who sells quack medicines from a platform
The meaning of the word mountebank is a person who sells quack medicines from a platform.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |