English IV Vocabulary Words #18

I had a clandestine peek at my cell phone to see what the answers to my Middle Ages Test were. Clandestine

The covert operation was considered a failure because Carol’s hiding spot wasn’t very secretive. Covert

Furtive Attempting to avoid attention. Shy

Inconspicuous Not noticeable. The grape juice was dropped on an inconspicuous area of the carpet, so the stain was not noticeable from most angles.

Sly Sneaky

Stealthy Not to be seen or heard. Ninjas are stealthy.

Kept secret as to not be well thought of. The surreptitious act of switching the restroom signs was a success. Surreptitious

Not attracting attention. Although skin moles are unobtrusive in daily lives of many people, some do not like to see skin blemishes on their bodies. Unobtrusive

Adversary One’s opponent Cats and dogs

Advocate Someone representing you on a large scale. Mohandas Gandhi was an advocate for Human Rights in India.

Artisan Someone who makes things as a profession. A blacksmith is an artisan.

One who practices self-denial. A monk is an ascetic person. Ascetic

Falsely claiming to be someone else. Charlatan

Hedonist One who self-indulges.

Public Speaker President of the United States Orator

Pariah An outcast, possibly like this Turkish man

Raconteur Someone who tells stories in a entertaining fashion.

Skeptic Doubting person Some people are skeptics of the 2012 Phenomenon, believing it won’t happen.

Virtuoso Skilled at something. This guy does back flips into a shirt. Therefore, he is a virtuoso at back flips.

Extraneous Irrelevant; unrelated. This statement is extraneous to English Class. 

Frivolous No serious purpose. A man sued Michael Jordan for $832 million because he looked like him. This can be considered a frivolous lawsuit.

Incidental Accompanying but not a major part of something. A dead bug on the windshield.

Not really important. Inconsequential

Not connected to something. These pictures are irrelevant to each other. Irrelevant ≠

Small and unimportant as to be not worth considering. (Relates to things) Ayumi thought that the math lesson was negligible so she didn't pay attention. Negligible

Pertaining to or situating on the edge of something. Peripheral  This guy can see you from here with his peripheral vision. Creepy, eh? O.O

Of little importance (Pertaining to people) Petty theft (stealing something of little value) Petty

Superficial Existing on the surface. Some people are superficial, meaning that they only care about outward appearances.

Trifling Unimportant.

Trivial Of little value or importance.

Unpleasant smell or taste; extremely sharp or bitter. Acrid

Extremely dry. Arid

Aesthetic Dealing with beauty.

Atheistic Not believing in the existence of God or godly entities.

Ambiguous Having a double meaning. This picture is ambiguous because it can be seen as a woman looking into a mirror and a skull.

Ambivalent Having mixed feelings.

To come together into one. To marry is a form of coalesce. Coalesce Bad Example

Convalesce To recover after an illness.

Delusion ^Definition^

Reference to something in literature or popular culture. Allusion Easy A’s allusion to “The Scarlet Letter” Allusion to The Bible (The whole Snake and Apple thing)

Not real. Illusion

Imprudent Rash; nonchalant; not caring.

Disrespectful Impudent

Native to an area Bald Eagles are indigenous to North America. Indigenous

Needy; poor. Indigent Obviously, Lindsay Lohan is poor, because she stole a necklace. Well, she’s poor by celebrity standards.

Being angry because you think you were being treated unfairly. Indignant

Familiar; close. Intimate

To frighten, especially in order to make them do what one wants. Intimidate

not discovered or known about; uncertain; not clear Obscure

slow to understand. Obtuse

Ponderable Having great significance; important.

Ponderous Slow and clumsy because of great weight (can be physical or mental weight)