secret
adjective
deliberately not told to other people, or kept hidden from other people
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Secret, secretive and in secret
in secret
without anyone else knowing
mysterious
adjective
keeping things secret, especially in a way that makes other people want to discover what they are
classified
adjective
classified information is officially secret and allowed to be known by only a few people connected with the government or armed forces
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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