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nepenthe
noun as in narcotic
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Example Sentences
I did not find the nepenthe I sought for anywhere on draught, so I went home in disgust.
Fifteen minutes later he returned with a kettle of his favourite nepenthe and all three adventurers drank to a bon voyage home.
I do not mistake tapers for torches, ducats for louis dors, vicarious nepenthe for dreamless death.
Lay thy annulling seal upon the o'erlabored heart: drop thy healing nepenthe into the weary brain.
Repeat that air; it fascinates, benumbs me, it takes away my memory like a cup of nepenthe.
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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nepenthe, such as: anesthetic/anaesthetic, dope, hard drug, heroin, merchandise, and opiate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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