allay
(uh-LAY)
vb. to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain
- allay is to lay away discomfort
alleviate
(uh-LEE-vee-ate)
vb. to lessen pain or discomfort
- The first five lettlers of alleviate rhymes with relieve
ameliorate
(uh-MEEL-yuh-rate)
vb. to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension
appease
(uh-PEEZ)
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
assuage
(uh-SWAYJ)
vb. to lessen pain or conflict; pacify
- a slant ryhme of assuage can be massage
conciliate
(kuhn-SIH-lee-ate)
vb. to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods
- conciliate rhymes with considerate
mediate
(MEE-dee-ate)
vb. to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposite sides
- medius -a -um in latin means middle
mitigate
(MIH-tuh-gate)
vb. to make or become less severe; to lesson pain or damage
The word mite can be spelled from mitigate. Mites are small.
mollify
(MOL-uh-fie)
vb. to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent
- mollify rhymes with pacify
pacify
(PA-suh-fie)
vb. to calm; to make peaceful
- think of the pacific ocean as peaceful and calm
placate
(PLAY-kate)
vb. to make calm; to soothe
- placate sounds almost the same as placid
quell
(KWELL)
vb. to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down
- the first three letters of quell is the same as three letters of quiet
affable
(AF-uh-bul)
adj. easy to talk to; friendly
amiable
(AY-mee-uh-bul)
adj. friendly; kind
- latin root word is amicus meaning friend or friendly
amicable
(A-mih-kuh-bul)
adj. showing goodwill; peaceable
- latin root word amicus means friend or friendly
congenial
(kun-JEE-nee-yul)
adj. compatible; sympathetic
convival
(kun-VIV-yuhl)
adj. sociable; outgoing in a festive way
- vitalty is lively
cordial
(CORE-juhl)
adj. warm and friendly
- core can be considered as the center of the heart
gregarious
(gri-GEHR-ee-us)
adj. sociable, outgoing
- latin root word gregis means herd or group
jocular
(JAH-kyuh-lur)
adj. liking to be with people, joke around with them, and have fun
- jocular = joking personality
levity
(LEH-vuh-tee)
n. lightheartedness; carefree disposition sometimes when not appropriate
- levity is the opposite of gravity
animosity
(a-nuh-MAH-suh-tee)
n. hatred; ill will
antagonism
(an-TA-guh-nih-zum)
n. hatred or hostality
- think of an antagonist in a story
bellicose
(BEH-lih-kose)
adj. of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight
- bellum in latin means war
belligerent
(buh-LIJ-runt)
adj. taking part in war or fighting; ready to fight
- bellum in latin means war
cantankerous
(kan-TANG-kuh-rus)
adj. bad-tempered or irritable; quarrelsome
captious
(CAP-shus)
adj. marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
contentious
(kun-TEN-shus)
adj. quarrelsome
- the opposite of content
disputatious
(dis-pyuh-TAY-shus)
adj. likely to dispute or argue
- think of disputes
Polemical
(puh-LEH-mih-kul)
adj. inclined to argue or debate
- when someone hits you on the head with a pole, you are most likely to argue with them
predator
(PREH-duh-tur)
n. one who takes the advantage of another
- predator catches prey
pugnacious
(puhg-NAY-shus)
adj. eager to fight
- pugno in latin means fight
altruistic
(al-troo-ISS-tik)
adj. showing an unselfish concern for others
- all true
benevolent
(buh-NEV-lunt)
adj. giving freely and easily to others; charitable
- beneficial = helpful
largess
(lar-ZHEHS)
n. a generous giving
- a large amount
- LARGE$$
lavish
(LA-vish)
adj. generous in giving to others or in spending money
magnanimous
(mag-NA-nuh-mus)
adj. generous in overlooking insult or injury by others
- magna means great; animous means spirit
munificent
(myoo-NIH-fuh-sunt)
adj. very generous
philanthropic
(fih-lun-THRAH-pic)
adj. showing a desire help others by giving gifts; cheritable
prodigal
(PRAH-dih-gul)
adj. wasteful; lavish
squander
(SKWAN-dur)
vb. to spend money or time in a wasteful, uncaring fashion