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Mitigate:
Meaning: to make something less harmful, unpleasant or bad
Sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
Alleviate:
Meaning: to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
Sentence: The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
Persecute:
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone
Sentence: Religious minorities were persecuted and massacred during the ten-year regime.
Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime
Sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.
Popular:
Meaning: liked, enjoyed or supported by many people
Sentence: She's the most popular teacher in school.
Populace:
Meaning: the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
Sentence: Some studies show that workers in the nuclear industry are more likely than the general populace to get cancer.
Compliment:
Meaning: remark that expresses approval, admiration or respect
Sentence: I take it as a compliment when people say I look like my mother.
Complement:
Meaning: to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it Sentence: The music complements her voice perfectly.
Excite:
Meaning: to make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
Sentence: Nothing about my life excites me at present.
Incite:
Meaning: to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent
Sentence: She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers.
Voracity:
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.
Veracity:
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Virtuous:
Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Sentence: He described them as a virtuous and hard-working people.
Virtual:
Meaning: describes something that can be done or seen using a computer and therefore without going anywhere or talking to anyone
Sentence: In tests, we have found the virtual machine runs at a reasonable speed.
Exceptional:
Meaning: much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc
Sentence: The Company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.
Exceptionable:
Meaning: offensive or upsetting Sentence: This action is normally only taken in exceptionable circumstances.
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