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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
