GRE Word List
QUACK
charlatan; impostor
The meaning of the word quack is charlatan; impostor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endearment | fond word or act; expression of affection |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy |
| concomitant | that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
| piety | devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious |
| cadaverous | like a corpse; pale |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
| dignitary | person of high rank or position |
| laconic | brief and to the point; using few words; terse |
| cession | yielding to another; ceding |
