#33
Clandestine The adulterous husband was being clandestine, because he knew it was wrong.
Covert The FBI were trying to be furtive so no one would find out what they were planning.
Furtive The guy at fat camp was being furtive, because she snuck a cheeseburger.
Sly the fox was very sly.
inconspicuous The stain on the shirt was not very inconspicuous.
Stealthy Chuck Norris is stealthy.
Surreptitious The tooth fairy was kept surreptitious.
Unobtrusive The ninja was being unobtrusive.
Adversary The other team is also known as the adversaries.
advocate The PETA guy was being an advocate for animal rights.
Artisan Someone who is skilled in art, is often called an artisan.
Ascetic Monks are considered ascetic because they practice self denial.
charlatan The boy thought he was smart, but once he started talking everyone knew he didn’t know what he was talking about.
hedonist Someone who is a shopaholic and spends lots of money on themselves is called a hedonist.
Orator The guest speaker was being an orator because he gave a speech.
pariah The show survivor made people that got voted off go online as an outcast, or pariah.
raconteur Someone who is good at story telling is a raconteur.
Skeptic Someone who doubts everything is sometimes called a skeptic.
virtuoso The doctor is a virtuoso person, because he has great knowledge in the medical field.
Extraneous Extra information is also called extraneous.
frivolous The ant was being frivolous because it had no serious purpose.
incidental The girl hit someone’s car, but it wasn’t on purpose.
inconsequential The millionaire got robbed, but it was inconsequential because they had to much money.
irrelevant Alan got his bag stepped on, and got mad because skittles were in there but it was irrelevant to it getting stepped on.
negligible The bully was being negligible to the cocky guy, so it didn’t matter.
Peripheral In Get Smart, the guy uses his peripheral vision to see what’s not in front of him.
petty The girls were fighting over something so petty, a teddy bear.
superficial The burn was superficial because it was only on the surface.
Trifling
trivial Facebook is trivial to me right now because I don’t feel the need to get on.
Acute Sharp, sudden pain is also called acute pain.
astute The protégée is astute, because he picks up on things quick.
discerning She was discerning because I can see the right and wrong about most situations.
erudite The doctor is erudite because he has great knowledge.
incisive Someone who thinks clearly is incisive.
ingenious Sliced bread was ingenious, because no one else thought of it.
judicious Courts are judicious because they show judgment.
perspicacious The math teacher was perspicacious because he understood it well.
Prudent The time traveler was prudent, because he cared about the future.
Sagacious The old man was sagacious with his old age.
Savvy The president is savvy.
acrid The lime is acrid.
arid The desert was very dry.
Aesthetic The debutante was totally concerned with her looks.
Ambiguous
ambivalent The guy was ambivalent, because he was having mixed feelings about the relationship.
coalesce The blob was coalesce.
convalesce The cancer patient who just got cancer free was convalesce.
delusion In the ocean, while stranded you start seeing delusions.
allusion
illusion The magician used illusions to pull a rabbit out of his hat.
imprudent The careless boy was imprudent.
impudent The boy was acting impudent, because he was disrespectful.
indigenous The panda is indigenous to china.
indigent The homeless guy was indigent.
indignant
intimate The friends are intimate.
intimidate The football player was intimidating.
obscure The future is obscure, anything can change.
obtuse The slow guy was obtuse.
ponderable The future is very important, so its ponderable.
ponderous The elephant is ponderous, because it is very big.