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V ocabulary. By: #15. Clandestine. That clan is not destine for greatness because to their secret illegal activities. Covert. That covert agent is the who is so secret no one acknowledges him because they don’t wants to compromise his identity. Fur tive. *fur- fury
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Vocabulary By: #15
Clandestine That clan is not destine for greatness because to their secret illegal activities.
Covert That covert agent is the who is so secret no one acknowledges him because they don’t wants to compromise his identity.
Furtive *fur- fury That fury dog is trying to sneak away because he stole a steak.
Sly That sly spy is very cunning.
Inconspicuous *spic- spec The tiny spec is not clearly visible.
Stealthy You must be stealthy to sneak pass the front desk without being seen.
Surreptitious *Repti- reptile* If you have a reptile you better keep it secret because I don’t like them.
Unobtrusive *unob- un-obvious Aka: doesn’t attract attention
Adversary An adversary is your opponent.
Advocate *voc- voice Voices their support
Artisan *artis- artist Artist does things by hand: painter, potter, sculptor, etc.
Ascetic He is very ascetic, he denies himself from food and a razor.
Charlatan *charlat- charlotte Charlotte is a fake.
Hedonist *Hedonis Sounds like a Greek gods name and they’re always seeking pleasure.
Orator *orator- narrator A narrator tells a story in public
Pariah *pariah- piranha A piranha is an outcast cause nobody likes them.
Raconteur *racon- raccoon Ricky Raccoon is astory Barney tells
Skeptic This skeptic man doubts that what he is reading is true.
Virtuoso *virtuos- virtuous A virtuous artist.
Extraneous Extra information that doesn’t matter to what your talking about.
Frivolous A frivolous purchase is a pair of $450 dollar sunglasses that don’t block the sun. *they have no serious purpose.
Incidental *incident The incident doesn’t matter it just happened.
Inconsequential *consequen- consequence The consequence is not important. Does their skin color matter? No it does not!
Irrelevant What he did is totally irrelevant because he is so cute you can’t yell at him.
Negligible That crack is so tiny its insignificant.
Peripheral Someone peripheral view of something is something that is out of sight and out of mind.
Petty *petty- pretty Beauty not important.
Superficial *superfificial- super facial A super facial is done on the surface skin. *On the surface of the water.
Trifling Important Anything that trifling girl says is unimportant. Not important
Trivial *trivia Trivia doesn’t matter. *Look a spec of dirt.
Acute *This is not cute it is difficult.
Astute *as- assess Assess the situation.
Discerning *Discerning- concerning No need for concern you can make a good judgment. Right Path Wrong Path
Erudite *rud- rude Rude people donothave good education.
Incisive *ci- c. i.= clear-thinking, intelligent *Clear Brain= clear thinking
Ingenious *genious- genius Genius= clever
Judicious *jud- judge Judges have good judgment.
Perspicacious I get it!! *us- understand Quickly understand.
Prudent *Dent If you have a dent you must think about getting it fixed.
Sagacious *old people sag Old people are wise.
Savvy He has a savvy business sense. That is why the boss thinks he’s smart.
Acrid *ac..id- acid Acid is bitter
Arid *Ari- air Air is dry.
Aesthetic *Aesthetic- prosthetic Some have a prosthetic to look prettier.
Atheistic *Atheistic- atheist Atheist doesn’t believe in god.
Ambivalent I am an ambivalent person, I can never make up my mind.
Ambiguous *big Big definitions because it can means more than one thing.
Coalesce *co Co-worker
Convalesce *con A con-man who gets thrown in jail gets good care after he is sick.