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a·me·lio·ra·tion /əˌmēlēəˈrāSH(ə)n/ the act of making something better; improvement. "progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition" Improvement, betterment, Any time there's amelioration, something negative is becoming more positive. If your landlord improves the water pressure and lowers the rent, that's amelioration. Clotheshorse A vain man Hack N. an act of computer hacking a rough cut, blow, or stroke. V. use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system. "they hacked into the bank's computer" cut with rough or heavy blows. " hack off the dead branches" Similar: cut, chop, hew, lop, saw overused and thus cheapened, or trite Poster boy A person employed by a designer or shop to model clothes Syn: ...