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done secretively, especially to deceive;
I met the secret agent in an alleyway, where she handed me the plans for the clandestine operation |
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lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness
Brian was so ingenuous that it was too easy for her friends to dupe her. |
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a deceptive stratagem or device
The submarine pilots were trained in the art of subterfuge; they were excellent at faking out their enemies |
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a small moderate token amount
A modicum of effort may result in a small score improvement. |
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| smallness in number; scarcity |
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moderate; restrained
Temperate climates rarely experiences extremes in temperate |
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having little substance or strength; shaky
Her grasp on reality is tenuous at best; shes not even sure what year it is. |
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| marked by painstaking effort; hardworking |
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| one who is independent and resist adherence to a group |
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| motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain; a professional soldier |
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stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action
Despite Jeremy's broken leg, his parents were obstinate; they steadfastly refused to buy him an Xbox |
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| to grow or increase rapidly |
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Persistence
with his overwhelming tenacity, Clark was finally able to interview Brad Pitt. |
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irrelevant; inessential
The book, though interesting, had so much extraneous information that i was hard to keep track of the important points. |
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to place side by side especially for comparison or contrast
Separately the pictures look identical, but if you juxtapose them, you can see the differences. |
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combined action or operation
The synergy of hydrogen and oxygen creates water. |
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| merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant |
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| having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
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of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
It should come as no surprise that musicians prefer aural to visual learning. |
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discordant, unpleasant noise
Brian had to shield his ears from the awful cacophony produced by the punk band onstage. |
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