GRE WORDS 561-562
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NOSTRUM:
■ noun
1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.
eg.The man touted his miracle nostrum could cure a cold in ten minutes.
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NOISOME:
■ adj. obnoxious; stinky; offensive; unhealthy ;causing or able to cause nausea.
eg.Foul breath is noisome.