| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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surreptitious
done secretly and stealthily, clandestine
The purpose of espionage is the surreptitious obtainment of secret information.
Related English word: surreptitiousness
Latin root wors: surrepticius, surrepticia, surrepticium - stolen; secret; rapio, rapere, rapui, raptus - to seize, snatch; to carry off
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