Category: To Change the Degree of Something

Question 1

Ameliorate

Answer 1

(v.) make (something unsatisfactory) better

Question 2

Mitigate

Answer 2

(v.) make less severe, serious, or painful

Question 3

Attenuate

Answer 3

(v.) reduce the force, effect, or value of

Question 4

Diminish

Answer 4

(v.) make or become less

Question 5

Alleviate

Answer 5

(v.) make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe

Question 6

Accelerate

Answer 6

(v.) increase in amount or extent

Question 7

Assuage

Answer 7

(v. ) make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

(v. ) satisfy

Question 8

Allay

Answer 8

(v.) diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry)

Question 9

Pacify

Answer 9

(v.) quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

Question 10

Placate

Answer 10

(v.) make (someone) less angry or hostile

Question 11

Quell

Answer 11

(v. ) put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
(v. ) suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one)

Question 12

Abate

Answer 12

(v.) (of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread

Question 13

Blunt

Answer 13

(v.) weaken or reduce the force of (something)