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SAT vocabulary 5
Mrs.Hahn RWS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allay | To put fear, doubt, anger, or suspicion to rest, to quiet to relieve |
| alleviate | to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate |
| ameliorate | to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve |
| appease | to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe |
| assuage | to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate |
| conciliate | to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over |
| mediate | to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile |
| mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate |
| mollify | to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease |
| pacify | to bring or restore to a state of peace |
| placate | to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures |
| quell | to suppress; put an end to; extinguish |