#17

CLANDESTINE

-kept secret because illegal, illicit, or immoral.

The group stayed clandestine for many years due to their practices.

COVERT

-not openly acknowledged or displayed

-The detective was covert in his mission to find the truth.

FURTIVE

-attempting to avoid notice or attention. Typically to avoid guilt, due to belief that discovery will lead to guilt

-The furtive criminal ran from the police after robbing a local bank.

INCONSPICUOUS

-Not clearly visable

things

-The wart on the mans finger was inconspicuous due to the location.

SLY

-Having or showing a deceitful nature; sneaky, clever.

-The man was sly when he slid past the guards and into his car without being noticed

STEALTHY

-Behaving in a cautious manner so as not to be seen or heard.

The ninja was stealthy when he leaped upon the roof.

SURREPTITIOUS

-Kept secret because it would not be approved.

-The surreptitious romance was hidden away from the world.

UNOBTRUSIVE

-Not attracting attention

people

-The loner was very unobtrusive sitting in the corner reading his book.

ADVERSARY

-Ones opponent in a contest.

-Jacob Black and Edward Cullen are adversary's for Bella’s love.

ADVOCATE

-A person who publicly support or recommends a course or policy

-Celebrities are often an advocate for a particular cause.

ARTISAN

-A worker in a skilled trade

- I watched as the artisan weaved the blanket made of wool

ASCETIC

-Practicing self-discipline from all forms of indulgence.

-Nuns are ascetic.

CHARLATAN

A person who is falsely claiming to have special knowledge.

A charlatan can con you into believing what you know is false.

HEDONIST

-Someone in the pursuit of self pleasure.

-A hedonist is often in search of what will make him or her happy.

ORATOR

-A public speaker

-The orator tells his opinion for the whole world to hear.

PARIAH

-Outcast

-Many people with leprosy were considered to be pariah’s.

RACONTEUR

-A person who tells stories in a skillful and amusing way.

-The raconteur told the story in a way that I could remember it perfectly.

SKEPTIC

-A person inclined to question.

-I was skeptical about the situation.

VIRTUOSO

-A person highly skilled in music or another pursuit

-The virtuoso made my smile while playing his music.

EXTRANEOUS

-Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject

-The criminal was giving extraneous information to avoid getting in trouble.

FRIVOLOUS

-Not having any serious purpose or value

-Buying a purse yourself is a frivolous expense.

INCIDENTAL

-Accompanying but not a major part of

-Danger is an incidental part of a firefighters job.

INCONSEQUENTIAL

-Not important or significant

-His work seems trivial and inconsequential.

IRRELEVANT

-Not connected with something

-The information was irrelevant to the case

NEGLIGIBLE

-So small/unimportant as in not worth considering.

Things

-The mole on the boys face was negligible.

PERIPHERAL

-Of/related to or situated on the edge

-Vision

PETTY

-Of little importance

people

-The crime committed was petty.

SUPERFICIAL

-Of or occurring on the surface

-The wound was purely superficial and needed no stitches.

TRIFLING

-unimportant or trivial

TRIVIAL

-Of little value or importance.

ACUTE

-Present or experienced to an intense degree

-The pain in her leg was so acute she was screaming in pain.

ASTUTE

-Having or showing an ability to assess situations

-The astute officer was calm during the situation.

DISCERNING

-Having or showing good judgment

-The discerning judge gave a sentence that was well deserved.

ERUDITE

-Having or showing great knowledge

-The teacher was erudite.

INCISIVE

-Intelligently analytical

-An incisive detective looks at every detail.

INGENIOUS

-Clever, original, and inventive

-The plan to steal the money was ingenious.

JUDICIOUS

-Having or showing or done with good judgment

-The choices that were made were judicious and very reasonable.

PERSPICACIOUS

-Having a ready insight into the understanding of things

-The psychic was perspicacious.

PRUDENT

-Acting with or showing care or thought for the future

-The young girl was very prudent when planning for the future.

SAGACIOUS

-Having or showing mental discernment and good judgment.

-The lawyer was sagacious.

SAVVY

-Shrewdness and practical knowledge; in politics and business

-The woman was savvy in the business world.

ACRID

-Extremely sharp/bitter

-The spoiled milk was acrid in taste.

ARID

-Extremely dry

-There was not a drop of water in the arid desert.

AESTHETIC

-Concerned with beauty

-The aesthetic landscapers worked hard on the lawn.

ASCETIC

-Characterized by or suggesting self-discipline

religious reasons

-The ascetic monk took his vows without hesitation.

ATHEISTIC

-The theory or belief god does not exist.

-The young girl was atheistic.

AMBIGUOUS

-Having a double meaning

-Many words have a double meaning.

AMBIVALENT

-Having mixed feelings

-The young bride was beginning to be ambivalent about her wedding.

COALESCE

-Come together to form a whole

-opposite of break up

CONVALESCE

-To get better after being sick

-It took weeks to convalesce after her long surgery.

DELUSION

-False belief or opinion

-After the drugs were taken the young girl became delusional.

ALLUSION

-To bring to mind without mentioning directly.

-Alice in wonderland brings many allusions.

ILLUSION

-Deceptive appearance

-beer goggles

IMPRUDENT

-Not showing care

-The reckless teen was imprudent about her future.

IMPUNDENT

-Disrespectful

-The impundent teen did not obey her parents.

INDIGENOUS

-Native to

-Native americans

INDIGENT

-Poor;Needy

-The indigent family lives below the poverty level.

INDIGNANT

-Being angry because you think you were treated unfairly.

-She was indignant that the rules had been changed.

INTIMATE

-Closely acquainted; familiar

-The two friends were intimate and knew everything about each other.

INTIMIDATE

-Frighten/ overawe.

-Fathers intimidate their children.

OBSCURE

-Not clear

-The fog can obscure your vision.

OBTUSE

-Annoyingly insensitive

-prick

PONDERABLE

-Something heavily important

-The problem became ponderable.

PONDEROUS

-Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

-The baby elephant was ponderous.