Person is related to Voice. Voice is related to People. People can be Optimistic. 
Dismiss is a type of Reject. Slight is a type of Dismiss. Slight is related to Mere. Mere is a synonym of Sheer. 
Person <--RelatedTo--> Voice <--RelatedTo--> People --HasProperty--> Optimistic 
Reject <--IsA-- Dismiss <--IsA-- Slight <--RelatedTo--> Mere <--Synonym--> Sheer 