Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
ALLEVIATION
easing, easement, alleviation, relief
(noun) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); “he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”
relief, alleviation, assuagement
(noun) the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; “as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
alleviation (countable and uncountable, plural alleviations)
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
Source: Wiktionary
Al*le`vi*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. alleviatio.]
1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. I have not wanted such alleviations of life as friendship could supply. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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