Hot Words SAT 5 Flashcards
words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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| 850370646 | allay | to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain | |
| 850370647 | alleviate | to lessen pain or discomfort | |
| 850370648 | ameliorate | to make better; to lessen papin, difficulty, or tension | |
| 850370649 | appease | to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify | |
| 850370650 | assuage | to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify | |
| 850370651 | conciliate | to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile | |
| 850370652 | mediate | to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides | |
| 850370653 | mitigate | to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage | |
| 850370654 | molify | to pacify; soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent | |
| 850370655 | pacify | to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state | |
| 850370656 | placate | to make calm; to soothe | |
| 850370657 | quell | to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down |