GRE Word List
PLACEBO
a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
The meaning of the word placebo is a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |