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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euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
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retractto draw back or in
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
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valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell