Lesson 5 & 6

Question 1

allay

Answer 1

to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

Question 2

alleviate

Answer 2

to lessen pain or discomfort

Question 3

ameliorate

Answer 3

to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension

Question 4

appease

Answer 4

to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another’s demands; to pacify

Question 5

assuage

Answer 5

to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify

Question 6

conciliate

Answer 6

to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile

Question 7

mediate

Answer 7

to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides

Question 8

mitigate

Answer 8

to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage

Question 9

mollify

Answer 9

to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent

Question 10

pacify

Answer 10

to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state

Question 11

placate

Answer 11

to make calm; to soothe

Question 12

quell

Answer 12

to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down

Question 13

affable

Answer 13

easy to talk to; easy to approach, friendly; kind; amiable

Question 14

amiable

Answer 14

friendly, kind

Question 15

amicable

Answer 15

showing goodwill; peaceful

Question 16

congenial

Answer 16

compatible; having kindred needs or tastes; sympathetic

Question 17

convivial

Answer 17

sociable, outgoing in a festive way, especially when pertaining to eating and drinking; fond of good company

Question 18

cordial

Answer 18

warm and friendly; amiable

Question 19

grearious

Answer 19

sociable; outgoing

Question 20

jocular

Answer 20

liking to be with people joke around with them and have fun

Question 21

levity

Answer 21

lightheartedness; gaiety; carefree disposition, particularly when not appropriate