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