Allay (a lā′) to soothe; to make more bearable
· The teacher allayed the student’s fears of failure by providing him with extra help in math.
· The malodorous odors coming from the closet did not allay the potential homeowner’s anxiety about purchasing the home.
Epitome (i pit′ ə mē) something that perfectly represents an entire class of things
· Jason Witten is the epitome of a committed, classy professional football player.
· The Fonz was the epitome of cool!
Pedestrian (pi des′ trē ən) commonplace (another meaning: traveling on foot)
· Richard was in a quandary about changing his rather pedestrian job to something more tempestuous and exciting.
· The MISD employees’ vocabulary could never be described as pedestrian due to their extensive use of SAT words in everyday conversation!
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