agnostic8 g5 b9 d ]' A, X
one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality+ h+ w7 W* S* k/ D! Q. G( R
agog+ y; C* g4 x5 h' w% s( H" N; x
highly excited; intensely curious9 D" K+ r5 _& P, L# ?
agrarian, d) t, H1 @0 W: D
pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
) P' ^; i7 b( G! H, b* F c1 d& i9 mairy- z. _7 N/ ]5 H1 F; n8 S! I
of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
5 m1 t) `8 Q' b5 [alacrity3 y* h' w% o9 c0 m
cheerful promptness without reluctance
" q% Z+ @, X3 Jalchemy
$ p& \) o3 [; ^' a# ~1 Umedieval chemistry1 b M3 A8 I! h$ C# `. B" u
alcove, e' X7 i. M, @& N# ]
nook; recess
, }8 f7 z9 U4 i$ Nalias
" Q9 O# A8 x8 d1 v9 W& `% ?an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias' w- y7 K' W+ ^( l l' |6 [/ r
alienate
" i5 }5 r; {8 lmake unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of6 @0 o* m4 g" v/ w' b" ~, Y
alimentary c4 A" `' V, ?
supplying nourishment
7 X6 n$ u* A4 W. q1 [alimony" P8 }( Q2 R ^
payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
" F7 s8 i! W O V* Wallay0 X5 N. G! L8 }& G) ]8 J4 a
calm; pacify+ \# [2 {# M0 h. B
allege# H) z$ z2 a; M5 u0 M
state without proof" k3 k( ` o: ]' V3 C- X/ P
allegiance1 n8 F. n3 F3 ^9 L) q" f+ z0 ?
loyalty
4 G5 ~! }, w% P; [4 rallegory. P" e# ]5 Q- d: Y$ f0 C$ A
story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
2 P L2 w t2 s1 c; Falleviate
! {: g& b5 J6 T2 A* p: crelieve (pain)$ {3 P/ I+ t4 ^8 z8 s! ]/ q; F; Z
alliteration2 I) h U5 m' x& o
repetition of beginning sound in poetry/ v) @& t+ q3 l' ~8 y7 e: j8 v
allocate: l; x. c1 U" [2 X. v
assign; set apart for a particular purpose
5 a/ r( ?) ?! Y! walloy
M2 ]4 i, G7 x' K' f' i# [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
8 J5 p9 V; r9 \allude
n1 r+ F' g) c Y4 o8 W, Erefer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
: a) c$ O# R* U+ Y9 R0 T6 _+ Dallure" y- T7 o- c' G5 A/ X9 }
entice; attract; tempt1 ^. J' i4 y1 I& Y* A4 {9 m
alluvial
9 m: o8 y$ E4 _6 D& m! Kpertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
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