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Vocabulary 25
Ms.Hahn RWS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed |
| inconspicuous | not readily noticeable |
| sly | wise in practical affairs. displaying cleverness : ingenious. clever in concealing one's aims or ends : furtive. lacking in straightforwardness and candor : dissembling. |
| stealthy | slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character. intended to escape observation : furtive. designed to produce a very weak radar return. |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine. acting or doing something clandestinely : stealthy. |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous. |
| sentences | |
| clandestine | Mark has sworn under clandestine to not tell anyone about his friends crush. |
| covert | I'm sure in war times the military had men go on covert operations to spy on the enemy. |
| furtive | Ninjas wear black so they can be furtive in the night. |
| inconspicuous | Kids at the middle school sometimes did inconspicuous acts by stealing teachers phones when they left the room. |
| sly | Lucas was very sly in copying another person's test during test time. |
| stealthy | The ninja was stealthy as he went into shadows and waited for people to pass by so he can run the other way. |
| surreptitious | John was very surreptitious when he stole a picture from the museum at night. |
| unobtrusive | It took me a while to notice the small unobtrusive picture on the wall in my room. |