4000 words part 9

Alienate- cause someone to feel isolated of estranged 1. Teachers will alienate their students if they talk down to them. 2. to alienate is to make an individual feel unwanted or removed from a group or relationship 3. My mother and Brother have so much in common I feel alienated when I'm around them.

Alight- descend also to light up or catch fire 1. They alighted from the bus. 2. Do not alight while the train is still in motion . 3. He set the dry leaves alight.

Allay- to reassure or diminish something 1. He must act swiftly to allay their concerns. 2. A lotion of sodium bicarbonate is useful to allay itching. 3. The government swiftly denied this but news footage of fighting outside banks has not helped to allay public fears.

Allege- assert with proof 1. He alleged that the mayor has accepted bribes. 2. You allege that she stole a large quantity of money. Do you have any proof? 3. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government.

Allegiance- loyalty 1. He owes allegiance to them for all the help they have given him. 2. Both candidates are working hard to convince voters to switch allegiances. 3. The United States is a republic, as even the Pledge of Allegiance says.

Allegory- Fable 1. Santa Claus is an allegory that illustrates how one person can change the world by giving. 2. Some consider the Jekyll and Hyde story an allegory about puberty. 3. An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Allegro- fast 1. The symphony's first movement is an allegro. 2. Allegro means "cheerful or gay" in Italian from the Latin root alacrem, "lively, cheerful, or brisk."

Alleviate- lessen 1. The initial goal of treatment is to alleviate pain, followed by measures to reduce future fracture risk. 2. To alleviate hunger in our town, each employee of our company donated five cans of food.

Alliteration- repetition of the same sound 1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an alliteration. 2. In poetry, alliteration is sometimes used to create a unique tone by repeating consonant sounds.

Allocate- Distribute 1. Money from the sale of the house was allocated to each of the children. 2. We need to determine the best way to allocate our resources.

Allot- Allocate. ration 1. The newspaper will allot a full page to each of the three mayoral candidates. 2. Since there is only a small cake, my mother will allot each of us a small slice.

Allude- refer to indirectly 1. The teacher asked the students to not allude to any online sources in their research papers. 2. In this regard the reports clearly allude to the slow handling of the Structural Funds programmes by the Commission.

Ally- unite for a purpose 1. Charles remained a close ally of the French king. 2. Germany, an ally of Austria-Hungary, was obligated by treaty to defend it

Almanac- calendar if additional information 1. A nautical almanac gives information about the sun, moon, tides, etc. 2. He was also interested in astronomy and studied almanacs and navigation.

Alms- charity 1. He gave alms to beggars in the street. 2. They had to beg alms in order to feed their children.