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.
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| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
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| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
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