GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| billowing | wave |