GRE Word List
ANODYNE
serving to alleviate pain
The meaning of the word anodyne is serving to alleviate pain.
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|---|---|
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| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| obscure | dark |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
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