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Vocabulary Weeks 1-5

Vocabulary Weeks 1-5. Created by: #9. Lesson 1. Clandestine. kept secret or done secretively. Usually done illegally or for a bad thing. Hint: Secret or hidden. Covert. not openly acknowledged or displayed Hint: Concealed or disguised . Furtive.

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Vocabulary Weeks 1-5

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  1. Vocabulary Weeks 1-5 Created by: #9

  2. Lesson 1

  3. Clandestine kept secret or done secretively. Usually done illegally or for a bad thing. Hint: Secret or hidden

  4. Covert not openly acknowledged or displayed Hint: Concealed or disguised

  5. Furtive attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

  6. Inconspicuous not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous

  7. Sly having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature

  8. Stealthy behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner

  9. Surreptitious kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of.

  10. Unobtrusive not conspicuous or attracting attention.

  11. Lesson 2

  12. Adversary One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

  13. Advocate a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

  14. Artisan a worker in a skilled trade, esp. one that involves making things by hand.

  15. Ascetic characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

  16. Charlatan a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.

  17. Hedonist the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

  18. Orator a public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled.

  19. Pariah an outcast

  20. Raconteur a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.

  21. Skeptic person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions.

  22. Virtuoso a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

  23. Lesson 3

  24. Extraneous irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

  25. Frivolous not having any serious purpose or value.

  26. Incidental accompanying but not a major part of something.

  27. Inconsequential not important or significant.

  28. Irrelevant not connected with or relevant to something.

  29. Negligible so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

  30. Peripheral of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something

  31. Petty of little importance; trivial

  32. Superficial existing or occurring at or on the surface

  33. Trifling unimportant or trivial; Frivolous or idle.

  34. Trivial of little value or importance

  35. Lesson 4

  36. Acute (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree

  37. Astute having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

  38. Discerning having or showing good judgment.

  39. Erudite having or showing great knowledge or learning.

  40. Incisive (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

  41. Ingenious (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

  42. Judicious having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense

  43. Perspicacious having a ready insight into and understanding of things

  44. Prudent acting with or showing care and thought for the future

  45. Sagacious having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment

  46. Savvy shrewdness and practical knowledge, esp. in politics or business

  47. Lesson 5

  48. Acrid having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

  49. Arid (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation

  50. Aesthetic concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

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