placebo

Day 65Level 2

pluh-SEE-boh

dummy medicine

harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine

Part of Speech: noun

Example Sentence:

Neither doctors nor parents knew which children were getting the drug and which the placebo.

Related Words

adjoin

uh-BUHT

border on; adjoin

to caution

ad-MAH-nish

to caution or warn

spurious

uh-PAHK-ruh-fuhl

of doubtful authenticity

diligent

uh-SIJ-oo-uhs

hard working, diligent

ready to fight

buh-LIJ-er-uhn

waging war

disparaging

dih-ROG-uh-tawr-ee

tending to damage; disparaging