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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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replicateduplicate
procurementthe act or process of procuring
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
provisionthe act or process of providing
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky