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| taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance |
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| incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job |
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| causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent |
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| having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot. |
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| characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years. |
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| deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. |
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| to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business. |
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| to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it. |
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| allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer. |
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| disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person |
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