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Vocab 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allay | diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry): |
| Alleviate | make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe |
| Ameliorate | make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better |
| Appease | pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands |
| Assuage | make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
| Conciliate | stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify |
| Mediate | intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation |
| Mitigate | make less severe, serious, or painful |
| Mollify | appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) |
| Pacify | quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of |
| Placate | make (someone) less angry or hostile |
| Quell | put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force |