GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| ploy | escapade |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| grate | grating |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| residual | remainder |