GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| vintner | a wine merchant |