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allay

(uh-LAY)

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vb. to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
* allay is to lay away discomfort

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alleviate

(uh-LEE-vee-ate)

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vb. to lessen pain or discomfort
* The first five lettlers of alleviate rhymes with relieve

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ameliorate

(uh-MEEL-yuh-rate)

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vb. to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension

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appease

(uh-PEEZ)

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vb. to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another’s demands
* the last five letters of appease sounds like peace and rhymes with please

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assuage

(uh-SWAYJ)

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vb. to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
* a slant ryhme of assuage can be massage

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conciliate

(kuhn-SIH-lee-ate)

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vb. to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods
* conciliate rhymes with considerate

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mediate

(MEE-dee-ate)

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vb. to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposite sides
* medius -a -um in latin means middle

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mitigate

(MIH-tuh-gate)

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vb. to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage

The word mite can be spelled from mitigate. Mites are small.

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mollify

(MOL-uh-fie)

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vb. to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent
* mollify rhymes with pacify

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pacify

(PA-suh-fie)

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vb. to calm; to make peaceful
* think of the pacific ocean as peaceful and calm

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placate

(PLAY-kate)

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vb. to make calm; to soothe
* placate sounds almost the same as placid

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quell

(KWELL)

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vb. to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down
* the first three letters of quell is the same as three letters of quiet

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affable

(AF-uh-bul)

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adj. easy to talk to; friendly

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amiable

(AY-mee-uh-bul)

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adj. friendly; kind
* latin root word is amicus meaning friend or friendly

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amicable

(A-mih-kuh-bul)

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adj. showing goodwill; peaceable
* latin root word amicus means friend or friendly

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congenial

(kun-JEE-nee-yul)

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adj. compatible; sympathetic

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convival

(kun-VIV-yuhl)

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adj. sociable; outgoing in a festive way
* vitalty is lively

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cordial

(CORE-juhl)

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adj. warm and friendly
* core can be considered as the center of the heart

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gregarious

(gri-GEHR-ee-us)

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adj. sociable, outgoing
* latin root word gregis means herd or group

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jocular

(JAH-kyuh-lur)

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adj. liking to be with people, joke around with them, and have fun
* jocular = joking personality

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levity

(LEH-vuh-tee)

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n. lightheartedness; carefree disposition sometimes when not appropriate
* levity is the opposite of gravity

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animosity

(a-nuh-MAH-suh-tee)

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n. hatred; ill will

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antagonism

(an-TA-guh-nih-zum)

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n. hatred or hostality
* think of an antagonist in a story

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bellicose

(BEH-lih-kose)

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adj. of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight
* bellum in latin means war

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belligerent

(buh-LIJ-runt)

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adj. taking part in war or fighting; ready to fight
* bellum in latin means war

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cantankerous

(kan-TANG-kuh-rus)

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adj. bad-tempered or irritable; quarrelsome

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captious

(CAP-shus)

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adj. marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections

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contentious

(kun-TEN-shus)

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adj. quarrelsome
* the opposite of content

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disputatious

(dis-pyuh-TAY-shus)

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adj. likely to dispute or argue
* think of disputes

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Polemical

(puh-LEH-mih-kul)

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adj. inclined to argue or debate
* when someone hits you on the head with a pole, you are most likely to argue with them

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predator

(PREH-duh-tur)

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n. one who takes the advantage of another
* predator catches prey

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pugnacious

(puhg-NAY-shus)

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adj. eager to fight
* pugno in latin means fight

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altruistic

(al-troo-ISS-tik)

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adj. showing an unselfish concern for others
* all true

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benevolent

(buh-NEV-lunt)

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adj. giving freely and easily to others; charitable
* beneficial = helpful

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largess

(lar-ZHEHS)

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n. a generous giving

  • a large amount
  • LARGE$$
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lavish

(LA-vish)

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adj. generous in giving to others or in spending money

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magnanimous

(mag-NA-nuh-mus)

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adj. generous in overlooking insult or injury by others
* magna means great; animous means spirit

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munificent

(myoo-NIH-fuh-sunt)

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adj. very generous

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philanthropic

(fih-lun-THRAH-pic)

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adj. showing a desire help others by giving gifts; cheritable

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prodigal

(PRAH-dih-gul)

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adj. wasteful; lavish

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squander

(SKWAN-dur)

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vb. to spend money or time in a wasteful, uncaring fashion

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