GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| sublimate | sublime |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
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| reaper | one that reaps |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |