Thursday, September 27, 2007

Belie:

  • Description- To aim away from the truth.
  • Part of Speech- Verb
  • Related Words- contradict(s), disguise(s), reveal(a)
  • Sentence- The girl laughed in order to belie her hurt feelings.

Clandestine:

  • Description- To keep something hidden or confidential.
  • Part of Speech- adjective
  • Related Words- secret(s), illicit(s), public(a)
  • Sentence- The robber kept his gun clandestine until he had to use it.

Collusion:

  • Description- A secret agreement.
  • Part of Speech- Noun
  • Related Words- conspiracy(s), plot(s), antagonism(a)
  • Sentence- The kids had a collusion to skip school the next day.

Dissemble:

  • Description- To disguise or hide the truth.
  • Part of Speech- Verb
  • Related Words- camouflage(s), cover(s), reveal(a)
  • Sentence- At the Masquerade everyone was dissembled.

Nefarious:

  • Description- Wicked or Villainous
  • Part of Speech- Adjective
  • Related Words- infamous(s), dreadful(s), admirable(a)
  • Sentence- The nefarious witch hunted the children in the forest.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Courtney,
"Clandestine" is an adjective; you use it as an adverb (-1).
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