® Aggregate: sum, total: The aggregate wealth of his company is staggering to the imagination.
® Aghast: horrified: He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host.
® Agility: quickness, nimbleness: The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.
® Agitate: stir up, disturb: His fiery remarks agitated the already angry mob.
® Agitation: strong feeling, excitement: We felt that he was responsible for the agitation of the mob because of the inflammatory report he had issued.
® Alienate: make hostile, separate: His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.
® Allay: calm, pacify: The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.
® Allege: state without proof: It is alleged that he had worked for the enemy.
® Alleviate: relieve: This should alleviate the pain, if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.
® Allocate: assign: Even though the Red Cross had allocated a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished.
® Alloy: a mixture as of metals: Alloys of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal.
® Allude: refer indirectly: Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because it annoys him to hear of it.
® Aloof: apart, reserved: He remained aloof while all the rest conversed.
® Amalgamate: combine, unite in one body: The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national union.
® Amass: collect: The miser’s aim is to amass and hoard as much gold as possible.
® Ambiguous: doubtful in meaning: His ambiguous directions misled us, we did not know which road to take.
® Amenable: readily managed, willing to be led: He was amenable to any suggestions which came from those he looked up to, he resented advice from his inferiors.
® Amiable: agreeable, loveable: His amiable attitude pleased all who had dealings with him.
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