pretender; a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
The charlatan promised miracle cures that had no scientific basis.
Vocabulary like charlatan appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
yield; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
ban; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
critical; harshly critical or expressing censure
express strong disapproval
focused on intellect rather than emotion
stopping; a stopping
waste; be silly or tease one another
mixed up; lacking a visible order or organization
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