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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |