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alert to the perils of smoking cigarettes. 2 active, nimble,
lively, agile, active, quick, spry, sprightly, vivacious: He is
an alert and joyous old soul.
--n. 3 lookout: She is always on the alert for new ways of
saving money. 4 alarm, warning, signal, siren: Sound the
air-raid alert!
--v. 5 warn, caution, advise, alarm, forewarn, signal, notify:
We must alert him to the fact that the man is a vicious killer.
alibi n. 1 excuse, explanation: Your alibi places you very close to
the scene of the crime.
--v. 2 excuse, explain: Caught red-handed, she couldn't alibi
her way out of it.
alien adj. 1 foreign, strange, exotic, outlandish, unfamiliar: The
customs of the country were alien to me.
--n. 2 foreigner, stranger, outlander, outsider, non-native,
immigrant, newcomer: Aliens are required to register during
January.
alienate v. Usually, alienate from. disabuse (of or from), wean away
(from), detach (from), distance (from): Gradually the villagers
were alienated from their old animistic beliefs.
alike adj. 1 similar, akin, resembling or like one another, akin to
or similar to one another, showing or exhibiting a resemblance:
They began to think all religions were alike.
--adv. 2 in like manner, in the same manner or way, similarly,
equally, uniformly, identically: She believes that all people
should be treated alike.
alive adj. 1 living, live, breathing, among the living, in the land
of the living: My great-grandfather is still alive, in spite of
years of defying medical advice. 2 alive to. sensitive or alert
to, aware or conscious of, aware or cognizant of: She is alive
to every slight nuance in the poem. 3 alert, active, lively,
vivacious, quick, spirited, animated, brisk, spry, sprightly,
vigorous, energetic: Look alive, my lads, and hoist away! 4