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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| hallowed | holy |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |