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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tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
frivolous | of little weight or importance |
passe | past one's prime |
listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |