... SeeAGGRESSIVE.alga (singular) algae (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.allege (not -dge)alley or ally? An ALLEY is a little lane.An ALLY is a friend.alley (singular), alleys (plural)ally (singular), allies ... (ii).aggravate Strictly speaking, aggravate means to makeworse.His rudeness AGGRAVATED an alreadyexplosive situation.It is, however, widely used in the sense of to irritate or to annoy. Be aware ... aq-)acquiescence (not -ance)acquire acquired, acquiring, acquisition(not aq-)acreage Note that there are three syllables here.(not acrage)across (not accross)adapter or adaptor? Traditional usage would...