Lesson 5 - words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict

Question 1

allay

Answer 1

vb. to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

Question 2

alleviate

Answer 2

vb. to lessen pain or discomfort

Question 3

ameliorate

Answer 3

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

Question 4

appease

Answer 4

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

Question 5

assuage

Answer 5

b. to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify

Question 6

conciliate

Answer 6

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

Question 7

mediate

Answer 7

vb. to act as a go-between in settling conflict or disputes between people or opposing sides

Question 8

mitigate

Answer 8

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

Question 9

mollify

Answer 9

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

Question 10

pacify

Answer 10

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

Question 11

placate

Answer 11

vb. to make calm; to soothe

Question 12

quell

Answer 12

vb. to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down