In Peggy Parish's first book, da title character's exceptional ability at making lemon meringue pies is what ameliarates Mr. and Mrs. Rogers' frustrations wif their new obeying-instructions-literally housekeeper.
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example: To ameliorate the bitter soup, one might add other ingredients, improving the soup itself. To alleviate the bitter soup, one might distract the self while eating it, talking to friends, holding the nose, eating other foods, making it easier to consume. None of this lessens how bitter the soup actually is. It just alleviates the discomfort of consuming it.
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synonym for alleviate, which asshat frat business and political science majors use to make themselves sound smarter.
I think the World Bank needs to focus on a paradigm shift to ameliorate the effects of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa <looks satisfied with himself>
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After i exacerbated i ameliorated everywhere.
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