competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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assuage
verb
- To make less severe or more bearable: allay, alleviate, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten
2, mitigate, palliate, relieve. See
increase
- To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.
Idiom:
pour oil on troubled water. See
calm
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