GRE vocabulary
Anodyne
Not likely to provoke offense or disagreement; pain-relieving.
Example
"The politician's anodyne speech managed to avoid alienating any voter group, but also failed to inspire anyone."
Etymology
From Greek *anodynos* 'free from pain,' from *an-* 'without' + *odyne* 'pain.'
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