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.

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divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
drabslattern
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
shavingthe act of one that shaves