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grav-
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heavy
weighty serious |
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gravid
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n.
pregnant or enlarged with something. a writer may be gravid with ideas as she sits to write a speaker may make a gravid pause before announcing his remarkable findings a cloud may be gravid with rain |
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gravitas
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n.
great or very dignified seriousness solemn dignity |
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gravitate
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v.
to move or be drawn toward something especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force |
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gravity
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noun
weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity |
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lev-
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levis- light
levare- to raise or lighten |
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alleviate
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verb
to lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering To alleviate is NOT to cure. |
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leavening
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noun
something that lightens and raises; something that modifies, eases, or animates Young children may provide the leavening at a family reunion a cheerfrul receptionist may be the leavening in an otherwise dull office |
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levity
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n.
Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness. |
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ag-
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do, go
lead, drive |
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agitate
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verb
1. To move something with an irregular, rapid, violent action 2. To stir up or excite (anxious; unpleasantly aroused) |
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prodigal
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adj.
recklessly or wastefully extravagant; spendthrift |
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lit-
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lawsuit
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litigare
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to drive a lawsuit (Latin)
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prodigere
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to squander (Latin)
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syn-
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together (latin)
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ven-
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venire = come
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vent-
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venire = come
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advent
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noun
a coming or arrival; a coming into use |
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ad-
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to or toward
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provenance
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noun
origin or source, esp. objects of art |
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venturesome
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adj.
inclined to seek out risk or danger; bold; daring; adventurous |