Thursday, September 27, 2007

Eric Campau's Vocab Week 3

Belie (verb)

Description:
The act of lying or falsifying
Sentence:
The student belied about his homework and its involvement with a dog’s mouth.
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Related Words:
Contradict (synonym),
Disprove (synonym),
Prove (antonym)

Clandestine (adjective)

Description:
Secretive or unknown
Sentence:
The clandestine CIA agent inadvertently gave his true identity to a mistress.
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Related Words:
Secret (synonym),
Underground (synonym),
Covert (synonym)

Collusion (noun)

Description:
A confidential agreement
Sentence:
Mafia members meet in private places and make collusions about who to eliminate.
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Related Words:
Conspiracy (synonym),
Agreement (synonym),
Approval (synonym)

Dissemble (verb)

Description:
Concealing or hiding the truth
Sentence:
When the student was asked about the homework from the previous night he had to dissemble with an excuse of a fever.
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Related Words:
Evade (synonym),
Avoid (synonym),
Escape (synonym)

Nefarious (adjective)

Description:
Extremely evil or villainous
Sentence:
The nefarious Cruella Deville wanted to steal all the Dalmatian puppies.
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Related Words:
Immoral (synonym),
Despicable (synonym),
Reputable (antonym)

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