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SAT word list 5 - words relating to making things better
to use with our companion review book
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| allay | to lessen fear, to calm, to relieve pain |
| alleviate | to lessen pain or discomfort (Aleve) |
| ameliorate | to make better, lessen the difficulty or tension |
| appease | to make tranquil or quiet, to pacify |
| assuage | to alleviate, to lessen pain or conflict, to pacify |
| conciliate | to win a person over through persuasion, reconcile |
| mediate | to act as a go-between in settling conflicts |
| mitigate | to make or become less severe, to lessen pain or damage |
| mollify | to pacify, soothe, appease, make less severe or violent |
| pacify | to calm, make peaceful |
| placate | to make calm, to soothe |
| quell | to pacify, to subdue or quiet down |
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