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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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urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery