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alleviate

al·le·vi·ate /əˈliːvieɪt/ verb [transitive]

to make something less painful or difficult to deal with

alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc

  • a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu
  • measures to alleviate poverty

-- alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

quarrel

quar·rel1 /ˈkwɒrəl $ ˈkwɔː-, ˈkwɑː-/ noun [countable] especially British English

  1. an angry argument or disagreement
    1. quarrel with
      1. Jacob left after a quarrel with his wife
    2. quarrel about/over
      1. They had a quarrel about some girl.
    3. quarrel between
      1. Had there been any quarrel between you?
  2. a reason to disagree with something or argue with someone
    1. quarrel with
      1. My only quarrel with this plan is that it's going to take for too long.
    2. I have no quarrel with the court's verdict.

mole

mole /məʊl $ moʊl/ noun [countable]

  1. a small dark furry animal which is almost blind. Moles usually live under the ground
  2. a small dark brown mark on the skin that is slightly higher than the skin around it
  3. someone who works for an organization while secretly giving information to its enemy.

treatise

trea·tise /ˈtriːtəs, ˈtriːtɪs, -təz/ noun [countable]

a serious book or article about a particular subject

treatise on

  • a treatise on medical ethics

reckoning

reck·on·ing /ˈrekənɪŋ/ noun

  1. [uncountable] calculation that is based on a careful guess rather than on exact knowledge
    • by sb's reckoning
      • By my reckoning, we have 12000 clients
  2. [countable usually singular, uncountable] a time when you are judged or punished for your actions, or when have results that affect you
    • We know that you will not forget their crimes when their day of reckoning comes.
    • In the final reckoning, the president failed to achieve his major goals.
  3. in/into/out of the reckoning British English among or not among those who are likely to win or to be successful, especially in sport:
    • He had a knee injury, which put him out of the reckoning.