Vocabulary #11

allege

to assert without proof

alleviate

to relieve

allocate

to distribute; to assign

alloy

a combination of two or more things, usually metals

aloof

keeping one's distance

altruism

selflessness; generosity

ambience

mood

ambiguous

unclear in meaning

ambivalent

unsure

ameliorate

to make better or more tolerable

amenable

obedient

amiable

friendly

anachronism

something out of place in time or history

chimera

an illusion

choleric

hot-tempered

circuitous

roundabout

circumlocution

to speak in a wordy or roundabout way

circumscribe

to restrict

circumspect

cautious

civil

polite