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Secret/Hidden & Stubborn: Word Families AP Lang
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(v.) to run off secretly and hide
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abscond
(v.) to run off secretly and hide
alias
(n.) a false name or identity (He snuck past the guards by using an alias and fake ID.)
arcane
known or understood by only a few;
requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
clandestine
(adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded
covert
hidden; undercover
cryptic
(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
enigma
a puzzle; a mystery
furtive
(adj.) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
incognito
disguised; pretending not to be oneself
inconspicuous
not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
lurk
To prowl or lie hidden, as though about to attack
skulk
(verb) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
Syn.: lurk, slink, prowl
subterranean
under the surface of the earth; underground
surreptitious
(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
intractable
not easily managed or manipulated, stubborn