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SAT Voc 5
Mrs. Hahn RWS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allay | To lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain |
| Alleviate | To lesson pain or discomfort |
| Ameliorate | To make better; to lesson pain; difficulty |
| Appease | To make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another demands; to pacify |
| Assuage | To alleviate; to lesson pain or conflict; pacify |
| Concilliate | To win a person over through special consideration or persuasive methods; reconcile |
| Mediate | To act as go-between in setting conflicts or dispute between people or opposing sides |
| Mitigate | To make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage |
| Mollify | To pacify, soothe, or appease; to male less severe or violent |
| Pacify | To calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state |
| Placate | To make calm; to soothe |
| Quell | To pacify; to subdue; to quiet down |