GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
deprecate | to express disapproval of |
forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
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 |