GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| bauble | trinket |