ameliorative vs apposite

ameliorative

noun
  • That which betters or improves. 

  • A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation. 

adj
  • Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve. 

  • Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation. 

  • Able to repair or ameliorate. 

apposite

noun
  • That which is apposite; something suitable. 

adj
  • Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something. 

  • Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition. 

  • Related, homologous. 

How often have the words ameliorative and apposite occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )