Sent.- They gave her pain medication to alleviate the pain.
Source- it was a synm. to solace.
Ety.-Late Latin alleviatus, past participle of alleviare, from Latin ad- + levis light
52) enlighten (trans. verb) - to furnish knowledge to
Sent.- The man enlightened me, by telling me how to use the machine.
Source- Imood.com
Ety.- Dates back to1587
53) necessitate(Trans. Verb) - to make necessary.
Sent.- Humans need to necessitate the need for healty food.
Source- I heard my dad use it.
Ety.- Middle English necessarie, from Latin necessarius, from necesse necessary, probably from ne- not + cedere to withdraw
54) Profane (Trans. Verb) - to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt
Sent.- The was no need for the profane lecture on car wax.
Source- A syn. to Blasphemous
Ety.-Middle English prophanen, from Latin profanare, from profanus
55) blasphemous(adj.) -impiously irreverent
Sent.- The whole blasphemous topic was irreverant to our debate.
Source- Imood.com
Ety.- none given.
56) Yokel (noun) - a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
Sent.- The young yokel was wondering if the shirt was on sale.
Source- Webster's word of the day.
Ety.-perhaps from English dialect yokel green woodpecker, of imitative origin
57) melee (noun) - a confused struggle; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people
Sent.- A melee started about how got to go in first.
Source- It was in a book I read.
Ety.-French m�l�e, from Old French meslee, from mesler to mix
58) quixotic (adj) - foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
Sent.- The quixotic prank was unexpected, which gave it an element of surprise.
Source- Imood.com
Ety.-Don Quixote
59) perturbed (trans. verb) - to disturb greatly in mind.
Sent.- The boy sounded greatly preturbed about the loss.
Source- In an article about an up-coming movie.
Ety.-Middle English, from Middle French perturber, from Latin perturbare to throw into confusion, from per- + turbare to disturb
60) Stentorian (adj) � extremely loud
Sent.- The stentorian music at the dance made it hard to hear each other.
Source- Borrowed it from another list.
Ety.- None