Learn “generic”, “tentative” in slow English. From: FDA approves generic HIV-prevention shot.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a medicine that prevents HIV.
A bulletin is a short news report.
- generic
You heard “generic” in the news.
Here, “generic” means a medicine sold under its general name rather than a brand name.
- generic
For example: The pharmacy offered a generic version of the medicine.
A generic version is a lower-cost medicine that is not sold under a brand name.
- tentative
You heard “tentative” in the news.
“Tentative” means not final or certain.
- tentative
For example: The plan received tentative approval while the final review continued.
Tentative approval is approval that is not yet final.