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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by concealer,

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make-up for invisible people.

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Which of these words is closest in meaning to covert?

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And here are the potential answers. [ meow ]

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See the word "cover" in there? Well, that's a big clue for this one, since

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covert means concealed or disguised, like those

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covert government operations that never really happened in the first place.

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So right off the bat, let's eliminate C - prominent,

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which means something that stands out.

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So... no. We can also eliminate envy,

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which has the same meaning as the word "covet."

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Uh, sounds pretty similar to "covert," but

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they're totally not the same.

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Then there's illegal, which means

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something that's against the law. A covert action

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might be secretive, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's

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breaking any rules.

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All right, so that just leaves us with B - hidden,

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meaning something that is concealed or covered up.

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Bingo. The answer is B - hidden.

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Like every bureaucrat's agenda.

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