Thursday, September 27, 2007

alex p vocab


nefarious

1. wicked or villainous

2. adjective

3. flagitious, heinous, infamous

4. The nefarious ruler was always causing problems with other countries.





dissemble

1. to conceal the truth or ignore.
2. verb

3. mask, hide, camouflage

4. He dissembled himself in the bushes.





collusion
1. a secret agreement or conspiracy
2. noun
3. intrigue, connivance, complicity
4. The spies acted in collusion to get the job done.





Belie
1. to not be true or to misrepresent
2. Verb
3. refute, disprove, controvert
4. The magazine belied the truth.




Clandestine
1. kept in secret or concealed
2. adjective
3. hidden, underhand, confidential
4. The clandestine plan was only known by the two robbers.