121. ALOFT

aloft

  • Meaning - In or into a high place; high or higher up.
  • Synonyms - upward, skyward.
  • Antonyms – down.
  • Usage – Birds perching aloft telephone wires.

122. ALTO

alto

  • Meaning - A low female singing voice.
  • Synonyms - bass, contralto, deep, low, low-pitched.
  • Antonyms - // comment if you know.
  • Usage - Frieda could only sing her part as an alto.

123. ALTRUISM / ALTRUIST

altruismaltruist

  • Meaning - principle of considering the welfare and happiness of others before one’s own.
  • Synonyms - charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, good, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic.
  • Antonyms – egocentrism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest, egoism.
  • Usage - Altruism is an important ideal, one should follow.

124. AMALGAM

Amalgam

  • Meaning – Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals.
  • Synonyms - admixture, amalgamation, blend, commixture, fusion, merger, mix, mixture.
  • Antonyms - division, separation.
  • Usage - The dentist used amalgam to fill my teeth.

125. AMATORY

AMATORy

  • Meaning - expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance.
  • Synonyms - amorous, aphrodisiac, erotic, lascivious, salacious, sexual, sexy.
  • Antonyms - hateful, unfriendly.
  • Usage - An amatory literature.

126. AMBIDEXTROUS

ambidextrous

  • Meaning - Able to use both hands with equally well.
  • Synonyms - skilled, adroit.
  • Antonyms – left-handed, right-handed.
  • Usage - Nina could play the guitar easily because she was ambidextrous.

127. AMAZON

amazon

  • Meaning - a strong and powerful woman, female warrior.
  • Synonyms - virago.
  • Antonyms - // comment if you know.
  • Usage - Does anyone know how to contact amazon by phone?

128. AMBIENCE

ambience

  • Meaning - the atmosphere of a place, a particular environment or surrounding influence.
  • Synonyms - air, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell, tone.
  • Antonyms - // Comment if you know.
  • Usage - Each of the bedrooms are individually designed to reflect the unique ambiance of the hotel.

129. AMBIGUOUS

ambiguous

  • Meaning -Open to more than one interpretation.
  • Synonyms - equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic.
  • Antonyms - clear, definite, explicit, lucid
  • Usage - An ambiguous reply.

130. AMBROSIA

Ambrosia

  • Meaning - The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
  • Synonyms - beebread, bitter weed, nectar.
  • Antonyms - // Comment if you know.
  • Usage - Why, I’ll have you know that Kentucky bourbon is the ambrosia of the gods!