Vocabulary Project

By, Jessica Williams

Clandest

ineShe

clandestinely slipped the

perfume into her purse, when no

one was looking.

Covert

• The spy was on a covert operation, to find out if Korea was making nuclear weapons.

Furtive

After she broke her glued it it. back together, so no one would ever know she broke it.

AFTER SHE BROKE HER MOM’S FAVORITE GLASS, SHE FURTIVELY GLUED IT BACK TOGETHER, SO NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW SHE BROKE IT.

Sly• The banker was so sly, no one even

suspected him as the bank robber.

Stealthy• Sarah stealthily opened the door and

tiptoed to her bedroom, after she came in past curfew.

Surreptitious• Romeo and Juliet had to have a

surreptitious relationship, because their parents didn’t like each other.

CONSPICUOUSTaylor’s parents knew something

was up, when she started acting conspicuous.

Unobtrusive• She quietly in the corner, unobtrusive

to the rest of the world.

AdversaryShe beat her adversary in the tennis

game 21 to 6.

Adovocate• Susan B. Anthony was a strong

advocate for women’s rights.

ArtisanMichael is an artisan.

Astetic• The missionary was an ascetic,

she gave up her home and left her friends and family , to go to a foreign country and tell them about God.

Charlatan• The governor, who promised all

these things, turned out to be a charlatan, who stole money from the state.

Hedonist• He was on a hedonist for good food.

Orator• Billy Graham was a great orator,

people from all over the world came to hear him preach.

Pariah• Most people that are pariahs in high

school, grow up to do great things.

RaconteurNicholas Sparks, is a really good

raconteur, his stories make you feel like actually there,

SKEPTIC• Skeptics always put a downer on

things.

Virtuoso• Virtuosos are very rare these

days, with all the technology.

ExtraneousIn the middle of her

presentation, she asked the teacher the most extraneous question, she asked to go to the bathroom in the middle

of presenting her project

INCIDENTALThe fact that my friend

dyes her hair, is just incidental.

FRIVOLOUSI have more

important things to do, than to worry about

frivolous things.

Inconsequential

What kind of shampoo you

use is inconsequential.

IrrelevantWhat you had for

dinner is completely

irrelevant to your math homework.

Trivial

In my opinion algebra is trivial, your never going to have to find x in real life

PERIPHERAL

Cleaning her room was

peripheral to her big report.

NegligibleHe caught such a negligible fish he

didn’t even bother mentioning it.

SuperficialPeople need to learn to look

past superficial things and look inside and see

what really matters.

TriflingOne person’s trifling items, might be another person’s

treasure

Acute

The pain in her side was acute..

AstuteThe girl was

astute and made everybody see the good in the sticky situation they were in.

PettyThe petty officer forgot to lock the cell door, and the

prisoner escaped.

DISCERNING

Even though he was really mad, he was discerning and

didn’t do or say anything.

EruditeJesus is erudite, the Bible is filled

with his teachings.

IncisiveHer incisive

instincts helped her solve the

problem.

Ingenious

JudiciousJudges have to be very

judicious and not be biased.

PERSPICUOUS

The assignment was

perspicuous, after the teacher

explained it.

PrudentAlbert Einstein

was a very prudent man.

SagaciousShe is sagacious at

choosing boyfriends.

SAVVYShe used her savvy skills to

get a promotion.

AcridWhen she took a sip of the

acrid coffee, she immediately spit it out.

AridShe was so thirsty her throat

was arid.

AestheticShe wants to something

aesthetic when she grows up.

Atheistic Atheistic people confuse me.

AmbiguousAcute is an ambiguous word.

AmbivalentI am ambivalent about

graduating.

CoalesceI have found out that it is

possible for two people to be in love so much that they

coalesce.

ConvalesceShe had to take a few weeks off to convalesce after her

surgery.

DelusionOsama Bin Laden has a

delusion, killing people and dying while doing so want

get you to heaven or whatever he calls it.

AllusionRenaissance is an allusion to the renewed interest in the original writings of Ancient

Greece and the Latin language.

IllusionThe snake that tempted Eve in the garden had an illusion.

ImprudentThe imprudent student trashed the classroom.

ImpudentKids are impudent to there

parents.

IndigenousTrue love is indigenous.

IndigentWe’re all indigents, because

we all need God’s love.

IndignantThe students feel indignant

at teachers.

IntimateShe developed an intimate relationship with her boss.

IntimidateSome teachers intimidate

students.

ObscureLove was obscure to me till I

met Michael.

ObtuseI don’t know why some people are so obtuse.

PonderableLove is very ponderable.

PonderousHe was so ponderous he couldn’t even walk strait.