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Lesson 5- Making Things Better Flashcards

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Alleviate

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-to lessen pain or discomfort

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Allay

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-to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

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Appease

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

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Assuage

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-To alleviate; pacify

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Conciliate

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-To win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

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Mitigate

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-to make or become less severe

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Mollify

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-To pacify; soothe or appease

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Pacify

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-to calm; to make peaceful

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Placate

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-to make calm

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Quell

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-to pacify; to quiet down

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