Planting native grasses along the riverbank helped ameliorate the effects of seasonal flooding on nearby farmland.
在河岸种植原生草有助于改善季节性洪水对附近农田的影响。
Which choice best defines “ameliorate”?
A — To make better; improve.. “ameliorate” means To make better; improve..
Which word means “To make better; improve.”?
B — ameliorate. “ameliorate” means To make better; improve..
ameliorate — To make better; improve.. In Chinese: 改善；改良；使好转.
ameliorate is pronounced //əˈmiːliəreɪt//.
Planting native grasses along the riverbank helped ameliorate the effects of seasonal flooding on nearby farmland. (在河岸种植原生草有助于改善季节性洪水对附近农田的影响。)
improve, better, alleviate — all close in meaning to ameliorate (To make better; improve.).
worsen, aggravate — each the opposite of ameliorate (To make better; improve.).
Yes. ameliorate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
a- + melior(=better 更好) → 使变好 → 改善。