| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absolve | free from blame or duty |
| 2. | aid | give assistance or support |
| 3. | allay | reduce fear, doubt, or worry |
| 4. | alleviate | reduce pain, difficulty, or burden |
| 5. | ameliorate | make better or more tolerable |
| 6. | anaesthetize | prevent feeling, especially pain |
| 7. | appease | calm or satisfy demands |
| 8. | assist | help make something easier |
| 9. | assuage | make unpleasant feelings less intense |
| 10. | avert | prevent or turn away |
| 11. | better | improve or make less severe |
| 12. | calm | make peaceful or less upset |
| 13. | check | stop or restrain |
| 14. | cheer | make less sad or discouraged |
| 15. | comfort | give ease or reassurance |
| 16. | compensate for | make up for something |
| 17. | console | comfort after loss or distress |
| 18. | contain | keep within limits |
| 19. | counteract | reduce the effect of |
| 20. | curb | keep under control |
| 21. | cure | end a disease or problem |
| 22. | dampen | make less strong or active |
| 23. | deaden | make less sensitive or intense |
| 24. | decompress | reduce pressure or stress |
| 25. | defuse | make less dangerous or tense |
| 26. | deliver | set free from danger |
| 27. | diffuse | reduce tension or hostility |
| 28. | disburden | free from a burden |
| 29. | discharge | release from a duty |
| 30. | dismiss | release from service or duty |
| 31. | dull | make less sharp or intense |
| 32. | ease | make less severe or painful |
| 33. | ebb | gradually lessen or decline |
| 34. | eliminate | get rid of completely |
| 35. | emancipate | set free from control |
| 36. | eradicate | remove completely |
| 37. | excuse | free from a duty |
| 38. | exempt | free from an obligation |
| 39. | extricate | free from difficulty or entanglement |
| 40. | fill in for | act in another’s place |
| 41. | fix | correct or solve a problem |
| 42. | free | release from burden or restraint |
| 43. | heal | make healthy or whole |
| 44. | help | make a problem easier |
| 45. | improve | make better or less bad |
| 46. | invigorate | give strength or energy |
| 47. | lessen | make smaller or less intense |
| 48. | let up | become less intense |
| 49. | liberate | set free from control |
| 50. | lift | raise or remove a load |
| 51. | lighten | make less heavy or difficult |
| 52. | medicate | treat with medicine |
| 53. | mitigate | make less harmful or serious |
| 54. | moderate | make less extreme |
| 55. | mollify | soothe anger or anxiety |
| 56. | numb | make unable to feel pain |
| 57. | offset | balance against something harmful |
| 58. | pacify | bring to a calmer state |
| 59. | placate | make less angry or hostile |
| 60. | quell | put an end to |
| 61. | reassure | remove doubt or fear |
| 62. | reduce | make less in amount or degree |
| 63. | refresh | restore energy or strength |
| 64. | relax | make less tense or strict |
| 65. | release | set free from something |
| 66. | remedy | correct or cure a problem |
| 67. | remove | take away or eliminate |
| 68. | renew | make fresh or strong again |
| 69. | rescue | save from danger or trouble |
| 70. | resolve | settle or solve |
| 71. | restore | bring back strength or ease |
| 72. | revive | restore strength or energy |
| 73. | salve | soothe or heal |
| 74. | save | free from harm or difficulty |
| 75. | sedate | calm or make less active |
| 76. | settle | bring to a conclusion |
| 77. | soften | make less harsh or severe |
| 78. | solve | find an answer to |
| 79. | soothe | calm pain, distress, or worry |
| 80. | sort out | resolve a problem or confusion |
| 81. | spare | save from pain or effort |
| 82. | straighten out | resolve confusion or trouble |
| 83. | succor | give aid in hardship |
| 84. | support | give help or relief |
| 85. | sustain | support through difficulty |
| 86. | take away | remove something burdensome |
| 87. | take off | remove from a burdened person |
| 88. | take over for | assume another’s duty |
| 89. | temper | moderate intensity or severity |
| 90. | tranquilize | calm with a sedative |
| 91. | treat | give medical care to |
| 92. | unburden | remove a burden from |
| 93. | unfetter | free from restrictions |
| 94. | unload | remove a burden or duty |
| 95. | unshackle | free from restraints |
| 96. | untangle | free from a tangled state |
| 97. | unwind | become less tense or stressed |
| 98. | vindicate | clear from blame or suspicion |
| 99. | wane | become weaker or less intense |
| 100. | ward off | prevent something harmful |