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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| heed | to pay attention |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |