sur·rep·ti·tious

Pronunciation: "s&r-&p-'ti-sh&s, "s&-r&p-, s&-"rep-

Function: adjective

1 : done, made, or acquired by stealth : CLANDESTINE

2 : acting or doing something clandestinely : STEALTHY

pro·to·col

Pronunciation: 'prO-t&-"kol, -"kOl, -"käl, -k&l

Function: noun

1 : an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction

2 a : a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty b : the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress that show officially the agreements arrived at by the negotiators

3 a : a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette and precedence (as in diplomatic exchange and in the military services) b : a set of conventions governing the treatment and especially the formatting of data in an electronic communications system c : CONVENTION 3a,b

4 : a detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure

opaque

Pronunciation: O-'pAk

Function: adjective

1 : exhibiting opacity : blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light

2 a : hard to understand or explain b : OBTUSE, THICKHEADED

Main Entry: feu·dal

Pronunciation: 'fyü-d&l

Function: adjective

1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a medieval fee

2 : of, relating to, or suggestive of feudalism

en·dem·ic

Pronunciation: en-'de-mik, in-

Function: adjective

1 a : belonging or native to a particular people or country b : characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment 2 : restricted or peculiar to a locality or region

mod·el

Pronunciation: 'mä-d&l

Function: noun

1 obsolete : a set of plans for a building

2 dialect British

3 : structural design

4 : a usually miniature representation of something; also : a pattern of something to be made

5 : an example for imitation or emulation

6 : a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist; especially : one who poses for an artist

7 : ARCHETYPE

8 : an organism whose appearance a mimic imitates

9 : one who is employed to display clothes or other merchandise

10 a : a type or design of clothing b : a type or design of product (as a car)

11 : a description or analogy used to help visualize something (as an atom) that cannot be directly observed

12 : a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs; also : a computer simulation based on such a system

13 : VERSION 3

14 : ANIMAL MODEL

synonyms MODEL, EXAMPLE, PATTERN, EXEMPLAR, IDEAL mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. MODEL applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation EXAMPLE applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning. PATTERN suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype EXEMPLAR suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification. IDEAL implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception.