worldlist- A13: Alliteration to Altercation

121. ALLITERATION
[uh-lit-uh-rey-shuhn]
(n) repetition of beginning sound in poetry.


Synonyms: 
rhyme, rhythm, ode, beat, tautology, reiteration.


Usage:
"on scrolls of silver snowy sentences" is an example of alliteration.

122.ALLOCATE [al-uh-keyt]
(v) to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot.


Synonyms: 
apportion, assign, admeasure, budget, divvy. 



Antonyms:
keep, disallow, uphold, retain.

Usage:
The government has appointed the new committee to allocate the funds to the new projects.

123. ALLURE [uh-loor]

(v) to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable;

Synonyms: 

entice, lure, bait, seduce, cajole, bewitch, enchant.


Antonyms:
disgust, repel, deter, dissuade, prevent, discourage




Usage:
We were allured by her personality.

124. ALOFT [uh-lawft ]
(adj & adv)
In or into the air; upward;


Synonyms: 
above, over, up.




Antonyms:
below, under, underfoot.


Usage:
The joy of dating made them aloft. 

125. ALOOF[uh-loof]

adverb

1. at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart

adjective

2. reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested 

 Synonyms: antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable 

Antonyms  cordial, friendly, sociable, social

Usage: Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.

 126. ALTERCATION

[awl-ter-key-shuhn]

noun

a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy

 Synonyms:  battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, imbroglio, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat Antonyms: Accord, union, calm, Harmony

Usage: In that hot-tempered household, no meal ever came to a peaceful conclusion; the inevitable altercation might even end in blows

 

Wordlist - A12: Agrarian to Alleviate

111. AGRARIAN 

[uh-grair-ee-uhn]

(adj) pertaining to agriculture; relating to rural matters

Synonyms:

forming, rustic, rural, peasant,

Usage: 

Between 1700-1750 the agrarian movement was noticed in England.

112. ALACRITY [uh-lak-ri-tee]

(n) cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness.

Synonyms:

eager, enthusiasm, fervor, expedition, sprightliness, gaiety.

Antonyms:   

apathy, disinclination, aversion, dullness, reluctance.

Usage:

He accepted the invitation with alacrity.

113. ALCOVE [al-kohv]

(n) a small room adjacent to or opening out of a room;

Synonyms:

nook, bay, recess, cubbyhole, compartment, bower.

Usage:

The bedroom is neatly arranged in the alcove.

114.ALIENATE [eyl-yuh-neyt]

(v) to make indifferent or hostile; to cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally;

Synonyms:

estrange, annoy, irritate, gall, offend, break-off, separate.

Antonyms:   

be friendly, abide, please, content, associate. 

Usage: 

His ex-wife was determined to alienate him from his two boys.

115. ALIMENTARY 

[al-uh-men-tuh-ree]

(adj) pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion; providing nourishment; 

Synonyms:

nutritive, nourishing, nutrient, digestible, dietary, salutary.

   

Usage:

The alimentary canal on our body is so named because digestion of food occurs there.

116.ALIMONY[al-uh-moh-nee]
(n) an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance.

Synonyms:

keep, upkeep, sustenance, remittance. livelihood.

Usage:
Patrick asked the sauna to give him $1000 a month in alimony on their divorce.

117. ALLAY [uh-ley]
(v)  to calm or pacify; set to rest; to lessen or relieve.

Synonyms:
alleviate, mitigate, pacify, ease, relax, mollify, tranquilize, soothe, appease, assuage. 


Antonyms:
provoke, stir, worsen, intensify, incite, tease.


Usage:
The coach tried to allay the team captain on the lost of their match. 


  118. ALLEGE [uh-lej]
(v) state with out proof. 


Synonyms:
adduce, affirm, aver, asservate, avow, plead, attest. state, testify.

Antonyms:

deny, disagree, dissent, protest, repudiate, contradict, gainsay, disavow.

Usage:

Although it is alleged  that Tiger Woods conducted a long-term affair with a Los Angeles cocktail waitress, at last he agreed openly.

 

119. ALLEGIANCE 
[uh-lee-juhns]
(n) the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government; loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like.


Synonyms:
constancy, deference,  consecration, adherence, devotion, troth, homage, fidelity, loyalty.



Antonyms:
infidelity, perfidy, disloyalty, treason, treachery, faithlessness.

Usage:
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

120. ALLEVIATE [uh-lee-vee-eyt]

(v) to make easier to endure; lessen; relieve.

Synonyms:

allay, mitigate, soothe, mollify, pacify, subdue, ease, palliate.

Antonyms:

aggravate, heighten, magnify, worsen, annoy, irritate.

Usage:

A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.