appease
Day 31Level 1uh-PEEZ
pacify
to bring to a state of peace or calm; pacify
Part of Speech: verb
Synonyms:
satisfy, mollify, conciliate
Antonyms:
provoke, annoy, aggravate
Example Sentence:
The mother was able to appease her whining child after she offered him a candy.
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abscond
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aab-SKAHND
to depart in a sudden and secret manner
anguish
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acute pain or suffering
banter
Day 31playful remarks
BAN-ter
friendly and teasing remarks
circumlocution
Day 31roundabout
suhr-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
connotation
Day 31implication
kon-uh-TEY-shuhn
implication, association
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DEL-yooj
a great flood of water