Vocab List #11

Allege

v. To assert without proof
Alleviate

v. To relieve; to make bearable
Allocate

v. To distribute; to assign
Alloy

n. A combination of two or more things, usually metals
Aloof

adj. Keeping one's distance
Altruism

adj. Selflessness; generosity
Ambience

n. Atmosphere; mood
Ambiguous

adj. Unclear in meaning
Ambivalent

adj. Undecided; unsure
Ameliorate

v. To make better or more tolerable
Amenable

adj. Obedient; willing to give in
Amiable

adj. Friendly
Anachronism

n. Something out of place in time or history
Chimera

n. An illusion; a foolish fancy
Choleric

adj. Hot-tempered; quick to anger.

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Vocab List #11

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English 2 Walnut High 11/4/10

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2010-11-05T03:16:37Z