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all-creating, a. omnific.
all-devouring, a. omnivorous.
allegiance, n. fealty, loyalty, devotion, fidelity.
alleviate, v. mitigate, mollify, lessen, allay, a.s.suage moderate, relieve.
alleviation, n. mitigation, palliation, a.s.suagement, relief, moderation.
alleviative, a. palliative, mitigative, a.s.suasive.
alley, n. pa.s.sage; lane, byway; cul-de-sac (blind alley).
all hollow. (Slang) completely, entirely.
alliance, n. union, coalition, federation, confederacy, league; affinity, affiliation, connection, relationship.
all-knowing, a. omniscient.
allot, v. apportion, mete out, a.s.sign.
allotment, n. apportionment, a.s.signment.
allow, v. permit, consent to; tolerate, suffer, endure.
allowable, a. permissible, admissible.
allowance, n. permission, concession, admittance, authorization, sanction, tolerance, sufferance, connivance, leave, a.s.sent; extenuation; discount, rebate, deduction, annuity, tontine; stipend; alimony.
Antonyms: disallowance, prohibition, refusal, injunction, embargo.
alloy, n. amalgam, alloyage; adulteration.
all-powerful, a. omnipotent, almighty.
all-producing, a. omniferous, omniparient, omniparous.
all-seeing, a. omnispective.
allspice, n. pimento.
allude, v. refer, advert, suggest.
allure, v. entice, lure, tempt, decoy, seduce, tweedle.
allurement, n. enticement, lure, temptation, seduction, decoy, inducement.
alluring, a. charming, tempting, seductive, attractive, fascinating.
Antonyms: repellent, repugnant, unattractive.
ally, n. confederate, co-worker, auxiliary, abettor, a.s.sistant.
ally, v. a.s.sociate, confederate, join.
almanac, n. ephemeris (Astron.).
almightiness, n. omnipotence.
almighty, a. omnipotent.
alms, n. dole, charity. a.s.sociated Words: eleemosynary, almoner, almonry, corban.
alone, a. (Used after the noun) single, solitary, isolated, unaccompanied, companionless; unique, unmatched, incomparable. Antonyms: accompanied, in company.
aloud, adv. audibly. Antonyms: inaudibly, _sotto voce_.
alphabet, n. symbols, letters, crossrow; rudiments, elements, a b c.
a.s.sociated Words: abecedary, alphabetic, alphabetism, alphabetize, primer, abecedarian.
Alps, n. pl. a.s.sociated Words: Alpine, cisalpine, trans-alpine, alpenstock, alpestrine.
also, adv. besides, too, further, in addition, furthermore, moreover.
altar, n. a.s.sociated Words: reredos, altarage, mensa, retable, chancel, ciborium, pyx, dorsal, dossal, piscina, antependium, baldachin, hagioscope, predella, frontal.
alter, v. See change; (Colloq.) geld, castrate.
altogether, adv. wholly, completely, unconditionally, thoroughly, utterly, entirely, totally, _in toto_; in the aggregate, _en ma.s.se_, _ensemble_.
always, adv. perpetually, continually, forever, everlastingly, evermore, unceasingly, for aye; invariably, constantly, uniformly.
Antonyms: intermittently, occasionally, periodically.
amanuensis, n. secretary.
ama.s.s, v. acc.u.mulate, collect, gather, heap up.
amaze, v. astonish, astound, surprise, stagger, dumfound, flabbergast.
amazement, n. astonishment, confusion, surprise, flabbergastation.
amazing, a. astonishing, striking, astounding, marvelous, wonderful.
amba.s.sador, n. plenipotentiary, legate, envoy, minister (of the highest rank).
ambiguous, a. indefinite, delphic, equivocal, vague, doubtful.
ambition, n. aspiration, emulation.
ambitious, a. aspiring, emulous, desirous; showy, pretentious, ostentatious. Antonyms: unambitious, indifferent.
