comes from the Latin meaning “heavy, weighty, serious.” Grav comes from the Latin meaning “heavy, weighty, serious.” Thus, a grave matter is serious and important.

Gravid

Gravid

(adj.) Pregnant or enlarged with something. Gravid (adj.) Pregnant or enlarged with something.

Gravitas

Gravitas

(n.) Great or very dignified seriousness. Gravitas (n.) Great or very dignified seriousness.

Gravitate

Gravitate

Gravitate (v.) To move or be drawn towards something especially by natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.

Gravity

Gravity

(n.) Weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity. Gravity (n.) Weighty importance, seriousness, or dignity.

Lev comes from the Latin adjective levis meaning “light” and the verb levare, meaning “to raise or lighten.” Levitation is the magician’s trick in which a body seems to rise into the air by itself. And a lever is a bar used to lift something by means of leverage.

Alleviate

Alleviate

Alleviate (v.) To lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.

Elevate

Elevate

(v.) (1) To lift up or raise. (2) To raise in rank or status. Elevate (v.) (1) To lift up or raise. (2) To raise in rank or status.

Leavening

Leavening

Leavening (n.) Something that lightens and raises; something that modifies, eases, or animates.

Levity

Levity

(n.) Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness. Levity (n.) Frivolity, lack of appropriate seriousness.