Word List 3

Question 1

alias

Answer 1

an assumed name

Question 2

alienate

Answer 2

to make hostile; separate

Question 3

alleviate

Answer 3

to relieve; lessen

Question 4

alloy

Answer 4

to mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

Question 5

allude

Answer 5

to refer indirectly

Question 6

allure

Answer 6

to entice; attract

Question 7

allusion

Answer 7

indirect reference

Question 8

aloft

Answer 8

upward

Question 9

aloof

Answer 9

apart; reserved; standoffish

Question 10

altercation

Answer 10

noisy quarrel; heated dispute

Question 11

altriustic

Answer 11

unselfishly generous; concerned for others

Question 12

amalgam

Answer 12

mixture of different elements; alloy

Question 13

ambiguous

Answer 13

unclear or doubtful in meaning

Question 14

ambivalence

Answer 14

having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

Question 15

ambulatory

Answer 15

able to walk; not bedridden

Question 16

ameliorate

Answer 16

to improve; make more satisfactory

Question 17

amenable

Answer 17

readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive

Question 18

amiable

Answer 18

agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

Question 19

amorous

Answer 19

moved by sexual love; loving

Question 20

amorphous

Answer 20

formless; lacking shape or definition

Question 21

ample

Answer 21

abundant

Question 22

amplify

Answer 22

to broaden or clarify by expanding; intensity; make stronger

Question 23

anachronism

Answer 23

something regarded as outmoded; something or someone misplaced in time

Question 24

analogy

Answer 24

similarity; parallelism

Question 25

anarchist

Answer 25

person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authroity

Question 26

anarchy

Answer 26

absence of governing body; state of disorder

Question 27

ancillary

Answer 27

serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary