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plaintive  

She was known for her plaintive singing of Urdu poems, set to tunes influenced by Indian classical music and the folk melodies of the Himalayas. -- "Pakistani folk music doyenne dies", BBC News, 4 February, 2004

ameliorate  

The state is aware that the policeman is the son of either a farmer or a worker. He suffers from the same social and economic handicaps as the others who are engaged in the relentless struggle to ameliorate their condition.

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