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 |
|---|---|
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
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| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |