GRE分類詞匯分期大放送(23)

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緩和、安慰
    alleviate v.緩和,減輕
    assuage v.緩和,減輕
    cushion n.坐墊  v.減輕,緩和
    mitigate v.減輕,緩和
    palliate v.減輕(痛苦),掩飾(罪行)
    palliation n.減輕,緩和
    salve n.藥膏,v.減輕,緩和
    appease v.使平靜,安撫
    conciliate v.安撫,調(diào)和
    conciliation n.安慰,安撫
    console v.安慰,撫慰
    consolation n.安慰,慰藉
    mollify v.安慰,安撫
    reassure v.使安心,安慰
    reassurance n.安慰(的話),放心
    solace n.安慰.慰藉
    soothe v. 緩和,使安靜,安慰
    常用詞還有placate, comfort, relieve, ease, pacify, lighten
    即興
    extemporize v.即席演說
    impromptu adj.即席的,即興的
    improvise v.即席而作(adj. improvised)
    improvisation n.即席創(chuàng)作
    ad-lib v. 即興演唱,臨時(shí)穿插,信口說出
    extemporaneous a. 無準(zhǔn)備的,即席的,臨時(shí)的
    offhand adj. adv. 即時(shí)的,即席的,無準(zhǔn)備的
    unrehearsed adj. 未經(jīng)預(yù)演的