6
gladden(verb, cheer)
4
cheer(verb, depress, discourage)
4
delight(noun, verb, cheer)
4
exhilarate(verb, happy, discourage, bore)
4
hearten(verb, cheer)
3
brighten
3
console(verb, upset, comfort, depress, relieve)
3
elate
3
encourage(verb, hurt, cheer, dishearten, dissuade)
3
joy
2
buoy
2
elevate
2
peace of mind(expression, idiom)
2
please
2
welfare
1
animate
1
comfort
1
embolden
1
enliven
1
inspire
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