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"secrecy"의 동의어 (1).
1.
A patient visits a doctor
to discuss a sensitive medical condition.
The doctor assures the patient
that their medical records will be protected by law
and only shared with authorized personnel.
Which term best describes
this formal, professional obligation?
A) Stealth
B) Confidentiality
C) Reticence
D) Subterfuge
Answer: B
Explanation:
Confidentiality refers to
the professional and legal duty
to keep sensitive information private
within specific contexts like medicine, law, or business.
2.
A specialized military unit
is tasked with crossing enemy lines.
They move only at night,
using advanced technology to remain
completely undetected by radar or visual patrols.
Which term best describes the quality of their movement?
A) Privacy
B) Anonymity
C) Stealth
D) Discretion
Answer: C
Explanation:
Stealth describes
the quality of moving or acting in a cautious, quiet way
to avoid being seen or heard,
often in a tactical or military context.
3.
At a high-profile gala,
a celebrity avoids the cameras and slips away
to a quiet corner.
They simply want to enjoy their evening
without being the center of public attention
or having their personal life scrutinized.
What is this celebrity seeking?
A) Privacy
B) Concealment
C) Underhandedness
D) Clandestineness
Answer: A
Explanation:
Privacy refers to
the state of being free from public attention
or intrusion into one's personal life.
4.
During a high-stakes negotiation,
an executive chooses her words very carefully.
She doesn't lie,
but she is naturally inclined to say
as little as possible to avoid giving away her hand.
Which personality trait is the executive demonstrating?
A) Furtiveness
B) Mystery
C) Reticence
D) Obscurity
Answer: C
Explanation:
Reticence is a personality trait
characterized by a tendency
to be silent or uncommunicative,
often out of caution or natural temperament.
5.
A local politician is caught funneling campaign funds
through a series of shell companies
to hide the original source of the money.
The public is outraged by the dishonest nature of the scheme.
Which term best describes the politician's methods?
A) Taciturnity
B) Underhandedness
C) Silence
D) Reserve
Answer: B
Explanation:
Underhandedness refers to actions
that are performed
in a deceptive, dishonest, or secret way to gain an advantage.
6.
A famous author publishes a controversial book
using a pseudonym.
Even the publisher does not know the author's real name,
ensuring that the author's true identity
remains unknown to the public.
What concept is the author utilizing?
A) Secrecy
B) Closeness
C) Subterfuge
D) Anonymity
Answer: D
Explanation:
Anonymity is the condition of being anonymous
—where the person's identity or name is kept secret
from the public.
7.
A tech company is working on a revolutionary "Project X."
Only three top executives know
what the product actually is,
and they have implemented strict protocols
to ensure no details leak to competitors.
What is the core quality of this project's management?
A) Secrecy
B) Furtiveness
C) Silence
D) Reticence
Answer: A
Explanation:
Secrecy is the general habit or practice
of hiding information from others,
often applied to specific data or plans.
8.
During a courtroom trial,
a witness refuses to answer a question
that might incriminate them.
They remain absolutely quiet,
offering no verbal information whatsoever to the lawyers.
Which term describes this state of saying nothing?
A) Obscurity
B) Silence
C) Covertness
D) Underhandedness
Answer: B
Explanation:
Silence is the complete absence of speaking or noise,
used here as a physical act to keep a secret.
9.
A detective notices a man in a trench coat
glancing nervously over his shoulder
while ducking into an alleyway.
The man’s behavior suggests
he is trying to hide something shameful or guilty.
Which term best captures the "vibe" of the man’s behavior?
A) Discretion
B) Clandestineness
C) Furtiveness
D) Mystery
Answer: C
Explanation:
Furtiveness implies a suggestive, guilty, or sneaky manner,
as if one is trying
to avoid being caught doing something wrong.
10.
An intelligence agency carries out a mission
to intercept communications in a foreign country.
The operation is not just quiet;
it is legally unauthorized
and must remain hidden from international oversight.
Which term best describes this type of secret operation?
A) Taciturnity
B) Reserve
C) Stealth
D) Clandestineness
Answer: D
Explanation:
Clandestineness (or a clandestine operation) refers to
something kept secret or done secretively,
especially because it is illicit or illegal.
11.
A loyal assistant is trusted with many sensitive details
about his boss's personal life.
Even when pestered by journalists,
he is careful and wise enough to know exactly
what not to say.
Which quality is the assistant exhibiting?
A) Discretion
B) Obscurity
C) Subterfuge
D) Concealment
Answer: A
Explanation:
Discretion is the quality of behaving or speaking
in such a way as to avoid causing offense
or revealing private information.
12.
A traveler arrives at an ancient temple
and finds a stone tablet with symbols
that no linguist in the world can translate.
The meaning of the text
is completely unknown and baffling.
Which term best describes the nature of this tablet?
A) Covertness
B) Mystery
C) Stealth
D) Closeness
Answer: B
Explanation:
Mystery refers to something
that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
13.
A shy student sits in the back of the classroom.
He rarely speaks to his peers
and keeps his emotions and thoughts strictly to himself,
creating a social barrier between him and others.
What personality trait does the student show?
A) Stealth
B) Underhandedness
C) Reserve
D) Secrecy
Answer: C
Explanation:
Reserve is a lack of openness or friendliness;
it is a tendency to keep one's feelings and thoughts to oneself.
14.
A magician uses a false-bottomed box
to make a rabbit disappear.
The entire trick relies on a clever trick
or a deceptive device
to hide how the rabbit actually moves.
What is the magician using?
A) Subterfuge
B) Privacy
C) Silence
D) Reticence
Answer: A
Explanation:
Subterfuge is deceit used
in order to achieve one's goal,
often involving a trick or a specific plan
to hide the truth.
15.
After the scandal,
the former CEO moved to a tiny,
remote village in the mountains
where no one knew him.
He lived in a state
where he was no longer famous or important,
and his past was forgotten.
In what state was the CEO living?
A) Stealth
B) Furtiveness
C) Confidentiality
D) Obscurity
Answer: D
Explanation:
Obscurity is the state
of being unknown, inconspicuous,
or unimportant to the general public.
16.
A company has a very "siloed" culture.
Different departments never talk to each other,
and they intentionally keep their data locked away
so that other teams cannot see their progress.
Which term best describes
this protective attitude toward information?
A) Mystery
B) Closeness
C) Discretion
D) Reserve
Answer: B
Explanation:
Closeness (in this context) refers to
an attitude of not sharing information
and being closed off to others.
17.
In a spy novel,
the protagonist uses a "dead drop"
—a secret location to exchange files.
The operation is "covert,"
meaning it is hidden and disguised
as something else
to avoid detection by the public.
Which noun form describes this quality?
A) Subterfuge
B) Covertness
C) Silence
D) Anonymity
Answer: B
Explanation:
Covertness is the quality
of being concealed, hidden, or disguised,
often used in official or military "covert" operations.
18.
At a funeral,
a man stands in the corner
without saying a single word for three hours.
His lack of speech isn't just about one secret;
it's a habitual, grumpy refusal to engage
in any conversation.
Which term describes this habitual silence?
A) Taciturnity
B) Privacy
C) Stealth
D) Underhandedness
Answer: A
Explanation:
Taciturnity is the habit
of saying very little and being naturally untalkative.
19.
A criminal hides a stolen diamond
inside a hollowed-out book on a library shelf.
This physical act of hiding the object
is done to prevent it from being found by the police.
What is this act called?
A) Discretion
B) Mystery
C) Concealment
D) Confidentiality
Answer: C
Explanation:
Concealment is the action
of hiding something
or preventing it from being known.
20.
A child is naturally very "secretive."
She keeps a diary with a lock,
hides her toys under the bed,
and refuses to tell her parents
what she did at school,
even if it wasn't anything bad.
Which noun describes
this general tendency to hide information?
A) Reticence
B) Confidentiality
C) Clandestineness
D) Secretiveness
Answer: D
Explanation:
Secretiveness is the trait
of being fond of or characterized by the habit
of keeping secrets or being exceptionally private.
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