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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.