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 |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| gazette | newspaper |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| junket | trip |