The right Word

against other European powers; trade unions formed an alliance to protest against the all together/altogether all together: As a group (when we are all together, we usually have a great time) altogether: Entirely or completely (that was altogether the worst experience I have ever had); on the whole (altogether, we were lucky to escape the storm); in all (the restaurant bill altogether came to $100) allude/elude allude: To refer to casually (notice how many times Sarah will allude to her successful parents); to contain an indirect reference to something already known (this report alludes to the lack of input from the public) elude: To escape skillfully or avoid (he was able to elude the police by posing as a paramedic); to forget (his name is one of those names that always seems to elude me) alternate/alternative alternate: To do things in turn (we will alternate the position of deputy mayor every two months); to follow (day and night alternate with each other) alternative: The offering of a choice (the alternative to going to bed without your dinner is to eat everything that is on your plate; you have an alternative: either agree with what is being said or vote with the opposition) ambiguous/ambivalent ambiguous: Obscure, vague, capable of different interpretations (in the interview, Jennifer queried the question asked, as it was ambiguous) ambivalent: To hold two conflicting opinions or emotions at the same time (Peter was ambivalent amoral/immoral amoral: Lacking a moral sense or standards; not caring about or aware of what is right or wrong (it was amoral for people to raise money to help those suffering from the floods and then to keep for themselves a large amount of the funds collected) immoral: Not conforming to a given set of standards or accepted patterns of behavior (in some countries adultery is considered immoral and the female can be stoned to death) appraise/apprise appraise: To assess the worth of something (we appraise the value of this horse at $2,000) apprise: To inform (you should apprise the government of the situation in Japan immediately) biannual/biennial biannual: Occurring twice a year (our biannual fair is held every year in January and July)