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Vocabulary words review

#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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Vocabulary words review

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  1. #7 Vocabulary words review

  2. 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.

  3. Covert • not openly acknowledged or displayed.He didn’t want to show or convert what he had placed.

  4. 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.

  5. Inconspicuous • not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous. The bear was inconspicuous to the naked eye.

  6. Sly • having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. The sly fox tries to open the safe, when no one knew.

  7. 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.

  8. Surreptitious • kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of. The young lovers were surreptitious because their love is not approved.

  9. Unobtrusive • not conspicuous or attracting attention.Showing unobtrusive or no attention to the public is a sign of no interest.

  10. AdversaryUnit 2 • one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. The two conflicts and adversary about the war and slavery.

  11. Advocate • a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. Chicken’s advocate and recommends to not eat them!!

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. Hedonist • the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence. Chocolate is a self-indulgence and a hedonist to some people who love it.

  16. Orator • a public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled. Martin L. king was the best orator and very skilled with his words.

  17. 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.

  18. Raconteur • A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.

  19. Skeptic • A person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions.

  20. Virtuoso • A person who is highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

  21. ExtraneousUnit 3 • Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

  22. Frivolous • not having any serious purpose or value.

  23. incidental • accompanying but not a major part of something

  24. Inconsequential • not important or significant.

  25. Irrelevant • not connected with or relevant to something.

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

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

  28. Petty • of little importance; trivial.

  29. Superficial • existing or occurring at or on the surface.

  30. Trifling • unimportant or trivial.

  31. Trivial • of little value or importance.

  32. AcuteUnit 4 • of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon, present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

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

  34. Discerning • having or showing good judgment.

  35. Erudite • having or showing great knowledge or learning.

  36. Incisive • a person or mental process; intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.

  37. Ingenious • a person clever, original, and inventive.

  38. Judicious • having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.

  39. Perspicacious • having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

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

  41. Sagacious • having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.

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

  43. AcridUnit 5 • Causing a bitter feeling or emotion.

  44. Arid • having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

  45. Aesthetic • concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

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

  47. Atheistic • the theory or belief that God does not exist.

  48. Ambiguous • open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

  49. Ambivalent • having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

  50. Coalesce • come together and form one mass or whole.

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