alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
allocate | assign; set apart for a particular purpose |
alloy | mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |
allure | entice; attract; tempt |
alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
alms | money or goods given to the poor |
aloft | upward; high up in the air |
aloof | apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV. |
altercation | noisy quarrel |
altruistic | unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism |
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