Thursday, September 27, 2007

Lisa's Vocab

Belie

Description- to lie, or say or hint something that is false.
POS- transitive verb
Synonyms- contradict, disprove, and lie
Sentence- The test belied what we had originally studied.

Clandestine

Description- something hidden or secret
POS- adjective
Synonyms- Covert, undercover, surreptitious
Sentence- The clandestine plan was never revealed to the public.

Collusion

Description- an illegal agreement.
POS- noun
Synonyms- conspiracy, involvement, complicity.
Sentence- The Sopranos were filled with all kinds or collusions.

Dissemble

Description- a false or hidden appearance.
POS- verb
Synonyms- hedge, dither, evade.
Sentence- Maddy could not see his face because it was dissembled from the crowd.

Nefarious

Description- evil or wicked
POS- adjective
Synonyms- despicable, wicked, immoral.
Sentence- I luckily have never had a nefarious friend.