Part 2

Question 1

allay

(uh-LAY)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

alleviate

(uh-LEE-vee-ate)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

ameliorate

(uh-MEEL-yuh-rate)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

appease

(uh-PEEZ)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

assuage

(uh-SWAYJ)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

conciliate

(kuhn-SIH-lee-ate)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

mediate

(MEE-dee-ate)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

mitigate

(MIH-tuh-gate)

Answer 8

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

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

Question 9

mollify

(MOL-uh-fie)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

pacify

(PA-suh-fie)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

placate

(PLAY-kate)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

quell

(KWELL)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

affable

(AF-uh-bul)

Answer 13

adj. easy to talk to; friendly

Question 14

amiable

(AY-mee-uh-bul)

Answer 14

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

Question 15

amicable

(A-mih-kuh-bul)

Answer 15

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

Question 16

congenial

(kun-JEE-nee-yul)

Answer 16

adj. compatible; sympathetic

Question 17

convival

(kun-VIV-yuhl)

Answer 17

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

Question 18

cordial

(CORE-juhl)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

gregarious

(gri-GEHR-ee-us)

Answer 19

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

Question 20

jocular

(JAH-kyuh-lur)

Answer 20

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

Question 21

levity

(LEH-vuh-tee)

Answer 21

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

Question 22

animosity

(a-nuh-MAH-suh-tee)

Answer 22

n. hatred; ill will

Question 23

antagonism

(an-TA-guh-nih-zum)

Answer 23

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

Question 24

bellicose

(BEH-lih-kose)

Answer 24

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

Question 25

belligerent | (buh-LIJ-runt)

Answer 25

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

Question 26

cantankerous | (kan-TANG-kuh-rus)

Answer 26

adj. bad-tempered or irritable; quarrelsome

Question 27

captious | (CAP-shus)

Answer 27

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

Question 28

contentious | (kun-TEN-shus)

Answer 28

adj. quarrelsome * the opposite of content

Question 29

disputatious | (dis-pyuh-TAY-shus)

Answer 29

adj. likely to dispute or argue * think of disputes

Question 30

Polemical | (puh-LEH-mih-kul)

Answer 30

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

Question 31

predator | (PREH-duh-tur)

Answer 31

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

Question 32

pugnacious | (puhg-NAY-shus)

Answer 32

adj. eager to fight * pugno in latin means fight

Question 33

altruistic | (al-troo-ISS-tik)

Answer 33

adj. showing an unselfish concern for others * all true

Question 34

benevolent | (buh-NEV-lunt)

Answer 34

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

Question 35

largess | (lar-ZHEHS)

Answer 35

n. a generous giving * a large amount * LARGE$$

Question 36

lavish | (LA-vish)

Answer 36

adj. generous in giving to others or in spending money

Question 37

magnanimous | (mag-NA-nuh-mus)

Answer 37

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

Question 38

munificent | (myoo-NIH-fuh-sunt)

Answer 38

adj. very generous

Question 39

philanthropic | (fih-lun-THRAH-pic)

Answer 39

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

Question 40

prodigal | (PRAH-dih-gul)

Answer 40

adj. wasteful; lavish

Question 41

squander | (SKWAN-dur)

Answer 41

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