GRE Word List
CLANDESTINE
marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
The meaning of the word clandestine is marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |