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

WordMeaning
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
sapthe fluid part of a plant
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
comportto be fitting : accord
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep