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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |