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