VocabularyVocabulary

Week 3Week 3

allegeallege

Verbto declare to be true

without offering proof

Verbto declare to be true

without offering proof

ancestorancestor

Nouna person from whom one

is descended

Nouna person from whom one

is descended

confiscateconfiscate

Verbto take something away

from someone, in some cases by legal authority

Verbto take something away

from someone, in some cases by legal authority

diagonaldiagonal

Adjectiveslanting from one corner

of a four-sided figure, as a square, to another corner

Adjectiveslanting from one corner

of a four-sided figure, as a square, to another corner

entreatentreat

Verbto ask earnestly; beg

Verbto ask earnestly; beg

hospitablehospitable

Adjectivefriendly and generous to

guests; cordial

Adjectivefriendly and generous to

guests; cordial

hygienehygiene

Nouna practice, such as

washing the hands, or a condition, such as clean water, that aids good health

Nouna practice, such as

washing the hands, or a condition, such as clean water, that aids good health

invertebrateinvertebrate

Nounan animal that has no

backbone

Nounan animal that has no

backbone

pandemoniumpandemonium

Nounwild confusion and noise;

uproar

Nounwild confusion and noise;

uproar

sereneserene

Adjectivepeaceful and calm

Adjectivepeaceful and calm