#7 Vocabulary words review

Clandestine Unit 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.

Adversary Unit 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.

Extraneous Unit 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.

Acute Unit 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.

Acrid Unit 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.

Imprudent Unit 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.