Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or phrase which is SIMILAR in meaning to the key word:

Ameliorate

  1. finance

  2. crook

  3. improve

  4. lull
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Ameliorate means to improve, make better, or make more tolerable. It refers to easing a problem, bad situation, or condition. Finance relates to money management, crook is a criminal (or verb meaning to bend), and lull means to calm or soothe temporarily - only improve captures the sense of making something better.

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