GRE Word List

NOSTRUM

a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness

The meaning of the word nostrum is a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness.

Random words

WordMeaning
corpusclea minute particle
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
ventto provide with a vent
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
clapperone that claps: such as
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
foppishfoolish
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
jocosegiven to joking : merry