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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| dull | tedious |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |