GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |