1. SECRECY AND OPENNESS
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2. 1. ACCESS NOUN—ENTRY; A MEANS OF GETTING TO SOMETHING
A. This key provides ACCESS to my apartment.
VERB---TO ENTER OR MAKE AVAILABLE
B. You will need a password to ACCESS those computer files.

3. 2. CACHE NOUN---A HIDING PLACE FOR SUPPLIES
A. A badger was sleeping in the hollow log that the trapper used as a CACHE for his tools.
NOUN---A HIDDEN SUPPLY OF GOODS OR VALUABLES
B. The secret panel in the library concealed a CACHE of jewels.

4. 3. CONSPICUOUS ADJECTIVE---NOTICEABLE; ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Jeremy felt CONSPICUOUS in the bright orange mechanic’s jumper.

5. 4. ELUSIVE ADJECTIVE---HARD TO GRASP OR CAPTURE
He thought he had seen someone, but the ELUSIVE image vanished into the fog.

6. 5. INTER VERB---TO BURY; TO PLACE IN A GRAVE
It was Mark’s job to INTER the time capsule, not knowing if he would ever see it again.

7. 6. INTRIGUE NOUN---A SECRET PLOT
A. The nobles’ INTRIGUE ended with the king losing his throne.
VERB---TO PLOT SECRETLY
B. The spies INTRIGUED to obtain the valuable document.
VERB---TO FASCINATE
C. Although I didn’t fully understand it, I was INTRIGUED by the poem.

8. 7. OBSCURITY NOUN—DARKNESS
A. The child cried in fear, as she entered the OBSCURITY of the cave.
NOUN---THE CONDITION OF BEING DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
B. The OBSCURITY of the literary references baffled most of the novel’s readers.
NOUN---THE CONDITION OF BEING UNKNOWN OR NOT FAMOUS
C. Many important inventors have lived in poverty and OBSCURITY.

9. 8. SECLUDE VERB---TO SET APART; TO HIDE FROM VIEW
Kayleigh often SECLUDES herself in her room to study for tests.

10. 9. UNAVAILABLE
ADJECTIVE---not at hand or not capable of being gotten; not ready for use
Because hot water was UNAVAILABLE, we had to take cold showers.

11. 10. UNEARTH
VERB---TO BRING UP OUT OF THE EARTH OR FROM AN UNKNOWN PLACE; TO UNCOVER
The office staff searched all day, hoping to UNEARTH the lost files.