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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WordMeaning
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
crassgross
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
sapthe fluid part of a plant
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation