Lev+and+Liber-Period+1

Liber- free or freedom

The current president has a liberal ideology
 * Liberal-** A person who is willing to discard traditional values and open to new ideas

The southern slaves were liberated at the end of the Civil war
 * Liberate-**To free from a certain situation

The criminal was quite a libertine as he felt no remorse for the crimes he committed
 * Libertine-** A person who is not restrained by morals or values

Lev- to lighten

__Lev__ee- an embankment built to keep a river from overflowing __Lev__ity- the treatment of a serious matter with humor Al__lev__iate- to make something less severe

There is supposed to be a hurricane this weekend. Most people are not taking it seriously and they are treating it with **__levity__**, but this is no laughing matter. If the **__levees__** fail, then the whole town will be flooded. In case that does happen, I decided to put sandbags in front of the door to **__alleviate__** any possible damage.