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Affable

(Adjective)

Meaning:Easy to talk to; kind and polite
Sounds Like:A_fable (story)
Remember This:The storytellers who like to tell children fables are usually easy going, kind and polite.

Aggregate

(Adjective)

Meaning:Formed into a mass; a college or group
Sounds Like:Congregate (come together) like the congregation of a church.
Imagine This:At the end of a football game or concert, people quickly congregate at the exits like ants grouping around a piece of candy.
Other Forms:Aggregation (noun)

Allusion

(Noun)

Meaning:Illusion (misleading visual image such as in magic tricks)
Imagine This:Jack, the magician, not only tricks the eyes of his audience by illusion; he also tricks others’ ears when he is off stage.He refers things indirectly, never telling the straight out fact, which makes people wonder what he means.
Other Forms:Allude (verb); Allusive (adjective)

Aloof

(Adjective)

Sounds Like:A_roof
Remember This:Detached houses have roofs that are separated.
Other Forms:Aloofness (noun)

Altruistic

(Adjective)

Meaning:Concern the well being and happiness of others
Sounds Like:Al’s_truth_stick
Imagine This:Al, the judge, is concerned about the well being of innocent people.He wishes there is something like the Magical Truth Telling Stick to make liars tell the truth in court; thereby protecting the innocent.
Other Forms:Altruism (noun)