Vocabulary List 1 - Definintions
allege v. To assert (or state) to be true without proof
condescend v. Assume an air of superiority; exhibit a patronizing attitude / prefix ‘con’ = with, link to idea of descend – go down, with looking down (on someone)
contemptuous adj. Scornful / n. is contempt ‘uous’ is adj suffix
foray n. A sudden raid; a first attempt / v. form is same word
illicit adj. Unlawful / prefix ‘il’ means not not legal
indigenous adj. Native to a particular region or species
macabre adj. Having death as a subject; dwelling on the gruesome / French – dance of death
taciturn adj. Habitually not talkative or silent / linked to tacit, understood without saying
vexation n. An irritation or annoyance/ ‘ion’ is n. suffix, links to verb vex
vapid adj. without spirit; flat, dull / can link to vapor
allege v. To assert (or state) to be true without proof
condescend v. Assume an air of superiority; exhibit a patronizing attitude / prefix ‘con’ = with, link to idea of descend – go down, with looking down (on someone)
contemptuous adj. Scornful / n. is contempt ‘uous’ is adj suffix
foray n. A sudden raid; a first attempt / v. form is same word
illicit adj. Unlawful / prefix ‘il’ means not not legal
indigenous adj. Native to a particular region or species
macabre adj. Having death as a subject; dwelling on the gruesome / French – dance of death
taciturn adj. Habitually not talkative or silent / linked to tacit, understood without saying
vexation n. An irritation or annoyance/ ‘ion’ is n. suffix, links to verb vex
vapid adj. without spirit; flat, dull / can link to vapor
