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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Charlatan


Today’s Word: charlatan

Pronunciation: /∫a:lǝtǝn/

Part of Speech: noun

Meaning: a person who pretends to have skills that they do not have.

Etymology: from French and Italian ciarlatano

Usage: Mr. Jerry is a charlatan; he often professes to know what he doesn’t really know.

Synonyms: fake, fraud, quack, pretender

Derived Form: charlatanistic (adjective), chalatanry (noun)

1 comment:

  1. I know about arrogate i.e. to claim to onself without justification.

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