Lev“to rise up or lighten”

Alleviate Verb-to lighten, lessen, or

relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.

We need to alleviate plastic pollution.

Rick needs many Advil each morning to alleviate his headache.

Elevate Verb-to lift or raise

You should elevate your leg after a sprain to reduce the swelling.

Students study each week to elevate their vocabulary.

Leavening verb-something that

lightens and raises (especially the mood or atmosphere)

The classroom needed some leavening after the coach came in and yelled at a student.

The cat needed some leavening after the girl sprayed water all over him.

Levity Noun-frivolity, lack of

appropriate seriousness

Comedian Amy Poehler provided some levity to the Harvard Graduation Ceremony.

Eisen’s lack of levity scares many students.

Levitate Verb-to rise up or float in

the air

We ran from the house when the plates began to levitate.

My brother wanted to learn to levitate so that he can charge all of the neighbor kids 50 cents to see him do it.