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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discloseto make known or public
obscuredark
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
concurto express agreement
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