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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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WordMeaning
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
progenydescendants
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account