GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |