Vocabulary Word
Word: placebo
Definition: harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
Definition: harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
More Vocab Words
::: incontrovertible - indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable::: exact - demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
::: lank - long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln
::: impute - attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation
::: lechery - gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
::: navigable - (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered
::: implausible - unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi
::: horticultural - pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops
::: squalor - condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story
::: loathe - detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
