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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| foppish | foolish |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |