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 |
|---|---|
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| aver | to declare positively |
| niggle | trifle |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
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