clandestine

Day 15Level 1

klaan-DEHS-tien

secretive

secretive, concealed for an illicit or improper purpose

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

underground, covert

Antonyms:

public, known

Example Sentence:

A retired commercial pilot who flew clandestine CIA flights in the 1950s and 1960s, tells his story as fiction.

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ill-timed

uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

to irritate

aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

greed

A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

defamation

KAA-luhm-nee

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation