GRE Word List

ANODYNE

serving to alleviate pain

The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.

Random words

WordMeaning
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
licensepermission to act
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
sapthe fluid part of a plant
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
sustainto give support or relief to
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious