GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
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| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
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| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |