RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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porphyritic
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perpetuated
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placated
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some common synonyms of appease are conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, and propitiate. While all these words mean “to ease the anger or disturbance of, ” appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some common synonyms of placate are appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, and propitiate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mollify, like its synonyms pacify, appease, and placate, means “to ease the anger or disturbance of.” But mollify is particularly well-suited for referring to an act of soothing hurt feelings or anger; it comes from the Latin mollis, meaning “soft."
Detailed explanation-4: -Some common synonyms of upset are agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, fluster, and perturb.