Hot SAT Words
Lessons
21-30
LESSON # 25
Is anybody there? Is anything there?
Words Relating to Being Sneaky or Hardly Noticeable
Secret ClusterClandestineSurreptitiouslyStealthyCovertFurtive
CLANDESTINE
SecretHiddenConcealed (adj.)
CLANDESTINEDuring the party, Gia and Jason
stole away into the woods for a CLANDESTINE rendezvous.
It was important to keep the operation CLANDESTINE to protect our undercover agents.
COVERT, adj.
SecretHiddenUndercover
COVERTThe administration’s COVERT plan to
overthrow the revel leader failed because top secret government documents fell into the wrong hands.
Under the cover of darkness, the workers slipped COVERTLY over the border.
FURTIVE, adj.
In a hidden or secret manner
FURTIVEJane and Henry didn’t know that I
observed them exchanging FURIVE glances in biology class.
Before Ben stole a FURTIVE glance at Marge’s answer sheet, he made sure no one was looking.
INCONSPICUOUS
Adj. hardly noticeable
INCONSPICUOUSThe birthmark on Lilly’s cheek
was noticeable at birth, but as she grew older it became more and more INCONSPICUOUS.
CONSPICUOUS
CONSPICUOUS
CONSPICUOUS
SLYAdj. Underhanded; furtive
SLYUsing a SLY line of questions,
Ben tricked the witness into revealing the true story.
All summer, Jojo played pool on the SLY. In September no one realized how skillful he’d become.
STEALTHY, adj.
--secret--hidden--hard to detect
STEALTHYThe airplane known as the
STEALTH bomber lives up to its name by eluding radar detection.
SURREPTITIOUS
Adj. done or made in a secret, stealthy way
SURREPTITIOUSDuring the test, Damian
SURREPTITIOUSLY studied the answer sheet he had taped to his hand.
Using SURREPTITIOUS methods, the terrorists planted the bomb in the railway station.
UNOBSTRUSIVE
Adj. inconspicuous; not easily noticed
UNOBTRUSIVEThere was nothing UNOBTRUSIVE
about Tina’s earrings; they were the size of golf balls.
The table stood UNOBTRUSIVELY in a corner for years until Aunt Rhoda noticed that it was a valuable antique.
OBTRUSIVE!