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SAT Vocab 25
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Covert | (adj.) not openly acknowledged or displayed. | Lisa was shy so she hoped to be covert on the first day of school. |
| Furtive | (adj.) attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive. | my mother was furtive on my sister outfit. |
| Inconspicuous | (adj.) not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous. | my brother was going for a inconspicuous look. |
| Sly | (adj.) having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. | my sister is a sly as a fox when it comes to lying. |
| Stealthy | (adj.) behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. | she was stealthy as she slipped into the dining room. |
| Surreptitous | (adj.) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. | my cousin has a surreptitious boyfriend. |
| Unobtrusive | (adj.) not conspicuous or attracting attention. | we mad sure to be unobtrusive because we were late. |
| Clandestine | (adj.) kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. | he hid himself in a clandestine manor |