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English IV Vocabulary Words. #18. Clandestine. I had a clandestine peek at my cell phone to see what the answers to my Middle Ages Test were. Covert. The covert operation was considered a failure because Carol’s hiding spot wasn’t very secretive. Furtive. Attempting to avoid attention.
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Clandestine I had a clandestine peek at my cell phone to see what the answers to my Middle Ages Test were.
Covert The covert operation was considered a failure because Carol’s hiding spot wasn’t very secretive.
Furtive Attempting to avoid attention. Shy
Inconspicuous Not noticeable. The grape juice was dropped on an inconspicuous area of the carpet, so the stain was not noticeable from most angles.
Sly Sneaky
Stealthy Not to be seen or heard. Ninjas are stealthy.
Surreptitious Kept secret as to not be well thought of. The surreptitious act of switching the restroom signs was a success.
Unobtrusive Not attracting attention. Although skin moles are unobtrusive in daily lives of many people, some do not like to see skin blemishes on their bodies.
Adversary • One’s opponent • Cats and dogs
Advocate Someone representing you on a large scale. Mohandas Gandhi was an advocate for Human Rights in India.
Artisan Someone who makes things as a profession. A blacksmith is an artisan.
Ascetic One who practices self-denial. A monk is an ascetic person.
Charlatan Falsely claiming to be someone else.
Hedonist • One who self-indulges.
Orator Public Speaker President of the United States
Raconteur Someone who tells stories in a entertaining fashion.
Skeptic Doubting person Some people are skeptics of the 2012 Phenomenon, believing it won’t happen.
Virtuoso Skilled at something. This guy does back flips into a shirt. Therefore, he is a virtuoso at back flips.
Extraneous Irrelevant; unrelated. This statement is extraneous to English Class.
Frivolous • No serious purpose. • A man sued Michael Jordan for $832 million because he looked like him. This can be considered a frivolous lawsuit.
Incidental Accompanying but not a major part of something. A dead bug on the windshield.
Inconsequential Not really important.
≠ Irrelevant Not connected to something. These pictures are irrelevant to each other.
Negligible Small and unimportant as to be not worth considering. (Relates to things) Ayumi thought that the math lesson was negligible so she didn't pay attention.
This guy can see you from here with his peripheral vision. Creepy, eh? O.O Peripheral Pertaining to or situating on the edge of something.
Petty Of little importance (Pertaining to people) Petty theft (stealing something of little value)
Superficial Existing on the surface. Some people are superficial, meaning that they only care about outward appearances.
Trifling Unimportant.
Trivial Of little value or importance.
Acrid Unpleasant smell or taste; extremely sharp or bitter.
Arid Extremely dry.
Aesthetic Dealing with beauty.
Atheistic Not believing in the existence of God or godly entities.
Ambiguous Having a double meaning. This picture is ambiguous because it can be seen as a woman looking into a mirror and a skull.
Ambivalent Having mixed feelings.
Bad Example Coalesce To come together into one. To marry is a form of coalesce.
Convalesce To recover after an illness.
Delusion • ^Definition^
Allusion to The Bible (The whole Snake and Apple thing) • Easy A’s allusion to “The Scarlet Letter” Allusion Reference to something in literature or popular culture.
Illusion Not real.
Imprudent Rash; nonchalant; not caring.
Impudent Disrespectful
Indigenous Native to an area Bald Eagles are indigenous to North America.
Obviously, Lindsay Lohan is poor, because she stole a necklace. • Well, she’s poor by celebrity standards. Indigent Needy; poor.
Indignant Being angry because you think you were being treated unfairly.
Intimate Familiar; close.
Intimidate To frighten, especially in order to make them do what one wants.
Obscure not discovered or known about; uncertain; not clear
