
Vocabulary Lesson 16: Secrecy and Openness
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Secrecy and Openness Vocabulary: Lesson 16
By Gayle Tidona
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We live in a society with free and open communication. Yet we all have personal secrets, combinations to locks, and secret codes for entry. Important secrets can be a risk, however. Identity theft and fraud occur when criminals gain access to our credit card and bank account numbers. The words in this lesson are related to secrecy and openness.
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This key provides access to my apartment.
attention
entry
views
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This key provides access to my apartment.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The store improved accessibility to fire escapes by widening the aisles.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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You will need a password to access those computer files.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The Internet makes huge amounts of information accessible to people around the world.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
entry
a means of getting to something
noun - accessibility
verb - access
adjective - accessible
access
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The secret panel in the library concealed a cache of jewels.
secret plot
hidden valuables
evidence
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A badger was sleeping in the hollow log that the trapper used as a cache for his tools.
secret plot
password
hiding place
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A badger was sleeping in the hollow log that the trapper used as a cache for his tools.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
a hidden supply of goods or valuables
a hiding place for supplies or provisions
In computer science, a cache, or cache memory, is a way to store frequently used instructions or data.
cache
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Jeremy felt conspicuous in the bright orange mechanic's jumper.
mysterious
hidden
noticeable
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Jeremy felt conspicuous in the bright orange mechanic's jumper.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The large statue stood conspicuously in the middle of the small town.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The conspicuousness of extra guards at the bank helped discourage theft.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
noticeable; attracting attention
adverb - conspicuously
noun - conspicuousness
conspicuous
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He thought he had seen someone, but the elusive image vanished into the fog.
obvious
hard to find
ready for use
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He thought he had seen someone, but the elusive image vanished into the fog.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The fox darted elusively into the forest.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The meaning of that poem simply eludes me.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The elusiveness of butterflies helps them to survive.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
hard to grasp or capture
adverb - elusively
noun - elusiveness
verb - elude
elusive
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It was Mark's job to inter the time capsule, not knowing if he would ever see it.
bury
hide
forget
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It was Mark's job to inter the time capsule, not knowing if he would ever see it.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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After a military service, the interment of the general's body will take place at Arlington National Cemetery.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to bury
to place in a grave
noun - interment
inter
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Multiple Choice
The nobles' intrigue ended with the king losing his throne.
hidden supply
secret plot
questions
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The nobles' intrigue ended with the king losing his throne.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The spies intrigued to obtain the valuable document.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Although I didn't fully understand it, I was intrigued by the poem.
interested
confused
offended
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Although I didn't fully understand it, I was intrigued by the poem.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
a secret plot
verb
to plot secretly
to fascinate or interest
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
intrigue
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The child cried in fear, as she entered the obscurity of the dark cave.
unknown
warmth
clearness
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The child cried in fear, as she entered the obscurity of the dark cave.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Many important inventors lived in poverty and obscurity.
fame
anonymity
villain
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The instructions for filling out the government form were too obscure for Jesse to follow.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
darkness
the condition of being difficult to understand
the condition of being unknown or not famous
adjective - obscure
obscurity
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Ling often secludes herself in her room to study for exams.
hides
pairs
puni
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Ling often secludes herself in her room to study for exams.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The corporation's headquarters were tucked away in a secluded wooded area, miles from any town.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The scholar spent many hours studying in seclusion.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to set apart
to hide from view
adjective - secluded
noun - seclusion
seclude
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Because hot water was unavailable we had to take cold showers.
unfinished
not noticeable
not at hand
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Because hot water was unavailable we had to take cold showers.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Because of the unavailability of high-quality turkeys, Mom made chicken for Thanksgiving dinner.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
not at hand or not capable of being gotten
not ready for use
noun - unavailability
unavailable
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The office staff searched all day, hoping to unearth the lost file.
uncover
bury
lift
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The office staff searched all day, hoping to unearth the lost file.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to bring up out of the earth or from an unknown storage place
to uncover
unearth
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