(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve

Syn: reduce, alleviate, moderate

(adj.) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

Syn: fun-loving, jovial, merry

(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

Syn: ornament, garnish

(adj.) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen

Syn: clandestine, covert, surreptitious

(adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way

Syn: gaudy, flashy, tawdry

(adj.) needy, impoverished

Syn: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute

(adj.) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded

Syn: inconsequential, piddling, trifling