5th box -Flashcards

(n.) a craftsman (The artisan uses wood to make walking sticks.)

(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat (The court decided that Vanilla Ice did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it.)

(v.) to reduce the severity of (The doctor trusted that the new medication would palliate her patient's discomfort.)

(adj.) remorseful, regretful (The jury's verdict may have been more lenient if the criminal had appeared penitent for his gruesome crimes.)