GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| trenchant | keen |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |