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#7. Vocabulary words review. Clandestine Unit 1. kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit. The united states clandestine secret from the people who live by the laws that they created. . Covert.
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#7 Vocabulary words review
ClandestineUnit 1 • kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit. The united states clandestine secret from the people who live by the laws that they created.
Covert • not openly acknowledged or displayed.He didn’t want to show or convert what he had placed.
Furtive • attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive. The young girl was furtive and avoided attention when she saw everyone stare at her.
Inconspicuous • not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous. The bear was inconspicuous to the naked eye.
Sly • having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. The sly fox tries to open the safe, when no one knew.
Stealthy • behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. The two little kids were cautious and stealthy when looking in the house next door.
Surreptitious • kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of. The young lovers were surreptitious because their love is not approved.
Unobtrusive • not conspicuous or attracting attention.Showing unobtrusive or no attention to the public is a sign of no interest.
AdversaryUnit 2 • one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. The two conflicts and adversary about the war and slavery.
Advocate • a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. Chicken’s advocate and recommends to not eat them!!
Artisan • a worker in a skilled trade, esp. one that involves making things by hand.Someone who is skilled and artisan is very good at making things with there hands.
Ascetic • characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. Muslims are ascetic and they practice severe self-discipline.
Charlatan • a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.He claims he knows and is a charlatan to everyone who believes him.
Hedonist • the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence. Chocolate is a self-indulgence and a hedonist to some people who love it.
Orator • a public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled. Martin L. king was the best orator and very skilled with his words.
Pariah An outcast, or a member of a castle in southern India.Someone who is pushed out of society is a pariah or in other words an outcast.
Raconteur • A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Skeptic • A person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions.
Virtuoso • A person who is highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.
ExtraneousUnit 3 • Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
Frivolous • not having any serious purpose or value.
incidental • accompanying but not a major part of something
Inconsequential • not important or significant.
Irrelevant • not connected with or relevant to something.
Negligible • so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
Peripheral • relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something.
Petty • of little importance; trivial.
Superficial • existing or occurring at or on the surface.
Trifling • unimportant or trivial.
Trivial • of little value or importance.
AcuteUnit 4 • of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon, present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
Astute • having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.
Discerning • having or showing good judgment.
Erudite • having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Incisive • a person or mental process; intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Ingenious • a person clever, original, and inventive.
Judicious • having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
Perspicacious • having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
Prudent • acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Sagacious • having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.
Savvy • shrewdness and practical knowledge, esp. in politics or business.
AcridUnit 5 • Causing a bitter feeling or emotion.
Arid • having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
Aesthetic • concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Ascetic • characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Atheistic • the theory or belief that God does not exist.
Ambiguous • open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
Ambivalent • having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Coalesce • come together and form one mass or whole.