Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Nick's vocab

Belie
Definition- to tell an idea that is not true
POS- verb
Related Words- false, hide, deceive
Sentence- I belied my mood to make it seem like I wasn’t sick.
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Clandestine
Definition- a secret or being secretive
POS- adjective
Related Words- clandestinus, celare, clandestin
Sentence- The clandestine club was only for the wealthy who had something to offer.
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Collusion
Definition- private, something only a couple people know about
POS- noun
Related Words- complicity, connivance, conspiracy
Sentence- The murderer and his girlfriend had a collusion of what had just happened.
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Dissemble
Definition- to have a false appearance
POS- verb
Related Words- dissymblen, dissimulen, dissimulare
Sentence- Kids go through school and dissemble themselves to fit in.
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Nefarious
Definition- wicked; evil
POS- adjective
Related Words- vicious, evilo, bad
Sentence- The nefarious man beat his child.
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