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mountebank

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

a charlatan who deceives others, especially to make money

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The so-called doctor was a mountebank peddling worthless tonics.

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Mountebank (noun) means a charlatan who deceives others, especially to make money
Here is mountebank used in an example sentence: "The so-called doctor was a mountebank peddling worthless tonics."
Common synonyms for mountebank include charlatan, fraud, quack, impostor.
Antonyms of mountebank include expert, authority.
Mountebank is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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