87. agrarian : pertaining to land or itscultivation
　　* As a result of its recent industrialization, the country isgradually losing its agrarian traditions.
　　91. alias : an assumedname
　　* John Smith's alias was Bob Jones.
　　92. alienate : makehostile; separate
　　* Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed becausethey had complete faith in each other.
　　93. alimentary : supplyingnourishment
　　* The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named becausedigestion of foods occurs there.
　　94. alimony : payments make to anex-spouse after divorce
　　* Because Tony had supported Tina through medicalschool, on their divorce he asked the court to award him $500 a month inalimony.
　　95. allay : calm; pacify
　　* The crew tried to allay the fearsof the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.
　　96.allege : state without proof
　　* It is alleged that she had worked for theenemy.
　　98. alleviate : relieve
　　* This should alleviate the pain; if itdoes not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.
　　100. alloy : mixture as ofmetals
　　* alloy of gold are used more frequently than the puremetal.
　　101. allude : refer indirectly
　　* Try not to allude to thismatter in his presence because the topic annoys him.

102. allure : entice; attract
　　* allured by the song of the sirens, the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef.
　　103. allusion: indirect reference
　　* the allusions to mythological characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
　　105. aloof : apart; reserved
　　* Shy by nature, she remained aloof while all the rest conversed.
　　107. altercation : noisy quarrel
　　* Throughout the altercation, not one sensible word was uttered.
　　108. altruistic : unselfishly generous; concerned for others
　　* In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths, Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed.
　　109. amalgamate : combine; unite in one body
　　* The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.
　　110. amass : collect
　　* The miser's aim is to amass and hoard as much gold as possible.
　　111. Amazon : female warrior
　　* Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as amazons.

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