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1
Q

alleviate

A

relieve

2
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allay

A

relieve

3
Q

assuage

A

relieve

4
Q

mitigate

A

lessen the severity of/relieve

5
Q

mollify

A

relieve

6
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palliate

A

to ease/relieve (symptoms of a disease)

7
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palliative

A

a reliever/symptom reducer

8
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propitiate

A

to appease/pacify

9
Q

extenuate

A

reduce seriousness of

10
Q

tenuous

A

very weak or slight

11
Q

gossamer

A

very thin/flimsy

12
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diaphanous

A

light/delicate

13
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attenuate

A

to weaken

14
Q

rarefy

A

to make thin/weaken

15
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abate

A

to decrease/subside

16
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preamble

A

intro to constitution/law

17
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preface

A

intro to book

18
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prologue

A

intro to play

19
Q

prelude

A

intro to opera

20
Q

overture

A

intro to musical

21
Q

momentary

A

temporary

22
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fleeting

A

temporary

23
Q

transient

A

temporary

24
Q

transitory

A

temporary

25
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evansecent

A

temporary

26
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ephemeral

A

short lived/temporary

27
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momentous

A

important

28
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impetus

A

force that makes something happen

29
Q

decidous

A

temporary

30
Q

perennial

A

permanent

31
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reckless

A

hasty

32
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rash

A

hasty

33
Q

impulsive

A

hasty

34
Q

impetuous

A

hasty

35
Q

extemporize

A

improvise

36
Q

extemporaneous

A

improvise

37
Q

cursory

A

hasty

38
Q

discursive

A

rambling/random

39
Q

digressive

A

deviate/wander away

40
Q

meandering

A

wavy/deviate

41
Q

trite

A

unimaginative

42
Q

banal

A

commonplace

43
Q

hackneyed

A

cliche

44
Q

bromide

A

cliche

45
Q

platitude

A

cliche

46
Q

vapid

A

boring/lacking flavor

47
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insipid

A

lacking flavor/boring

48
Q

prosaic

A

commonplace

49
Q

mundane

A

worldly

50
Q

temporal

A

worldly (as opposed to spiritual)

51
Q

humdrum

A

boring

52
Q

monotone

A

boring

53
Q

plebeian

A

commoner

54
Q

denizen

A

citizen

55
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nondescript

A

commonplace

56
Q

mediocre

A

standard/commonplace

57
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quotidian

A

occurring daily/commonplace