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ENG COMP: Vocab 6-2
Vocabulary List 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alien | from another place, foreign and thus strange; a foreigner or outsider; an extraterrestrial |
| alienate | to make something unfriendly, withdrawn, or indifferent |
| allegory | a symbolic story in which characters and events carry a secondary, or other, set of meanings |
| allergen | any substance that induces an allergic reaction |
| altercation | a heated or angry argument with another person; a noisy quarrel |
| altruistic | having an unselfish regard for the welfare of other people; selfless |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| inalienable | that cannot be taken away by someone else or transferred to another person |
| inalterable | that cannot be changed to something other than what it is |
| subaltern | literally, below another, and thus of lower, secondary, or subservient rank; subordinate |