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In Frankenstein, the stranger is told that they would like to ameliorate his fears. The word ameliorate means:

A. To make more colorful
B. To make better; to lessen the intensity
C. To increase in size or number
D. To strengthen

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The answer is B. Because the definition of ameliorate is to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
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