agnostic

one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

agog

highly excited; intensely curious

agrarian

pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform

airy

of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal

alacrity

cheerful promptness without reluctance

alchemy

medieval chemistry

alcove

nook; recess

alias

an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias

alienate

make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of

alimentary

supplying nourishment

alimony

payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce

allay

calm; pacify

allege

state without proof

allegiance

loyalty

allegory

story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable

alleviate

relieve (pain)

alliteration

repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate

assign; set apart for a particular purpose

alloy

mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness

allude

refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference

allure

entice; attract; tempt

alluvial

pertaining to soil deposits left by running water