A charlatan is a quack or someone who pretends to have knowledge or skills they do not possess.
Ein Charlatan ist ein Quacksalber oder jemand, der vorgibt, Wissen oder Fähigkeiten zu besitzen, die er nicht hat.
| Word | charlatan |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | N. |
| Definition | quack; pretender to knowledge. |
| Sentence | When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas, Dorothy and her friends were sure they'd been duped by a charlatan. |
Tags: psat
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