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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.
Convalesce
• recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation.
Delusion
• an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.
Allusion
• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Illusion
• a false idea or belief.
ImprudentUnit 6
• not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.
Impudent
• not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
Indigenous
• originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
indigent
• poor; needy.
Indignant
• feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Intimate
• closely acquainted; familiar, close.
Intimidate
• frighten or overawe (someone), esp. in order to make them do what one wants.
Obscure
• not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Obtuse
• annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Ponderable
• having appreciable weight or significance.
Ponderous
• slow and clumsy because of great weight.
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