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secret
noun
information
that
is
kept
hidden
from
other
people
•
Maya
whispered
a
secret
to
her
best
friend
during
class
.
Maya
whispered
a
secret
to
her
best
friend
during
class
.
•
The
recipe
for
the
bakery
’
s
famous
cookies
is
a
closely
guarded
secret
.
The
recipe
for
the
bakery
’
s
famous
cookies
is
a
closely
guarded
secret
.
From
Latin
‘
secretus
’,
meaning
‘
set
apart
,
hidden
’.
adjective
kept
hidden
or
unknown
by
others
•
They
held
a
secret
meeting
after
everyone
had
left
the
office
.
They
held
a
secret
meeting
after
everyone
had
left
the
office
.
•
The
spies
sent
each
other
secret
messages
in
code
.
The
spies
sent
each
other
secret
messages
in
code
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
sense
,
from
Latin
‘
secretus
’.
adjective
kept
hidden
from
other
people
or
meant
to
be
unknown
to
most
•
The
spies
held
a
secret
meeting
in
an
abandoned
warehouse
.
The
spies
held
a
secret
meeting
in
an
abandoned
warehouse
.
•
She
kept
her
friend's
secret
diary
locked
in
a
drawer
.
She
kept
her
friend's
secret
diary
locked
in
a
drawer
.
noun
information
that
is
deliberately
kept
hidden
from
other
people
•
Can
you
keep
a
secret
?
Can
you
keep
a
secret
?
•
The
children
whispered
a
secret
to
each
other
under
the
table
.
The
children
whispered
a
secret
to
each
other
under
the
table
.
noun
a
special
method
,
ingredient
,
or
piece
of
knowledge
that
makes
something
successful
or
effective
•
The
secret
to
her
fluffy
pancakes
is
using
buttermilk
.
The
secret
to
her
fluffy
pancakes
is
using
buttermilk
.
•
Hard
work
was
the
secret
of
his
success
.
Hard
work
was
the
secret
of
his
success
.
secretary
noun
-
secretary
,
secretaries
a
person
employed
in
an
office
or
organization
who
handles
written
correspondence
,
phone
calls
,
appointments
,
and
other
routine
administrative
tasks
•
The
secretary
scheduled
the
meeting
for
Friday
afternoon
.
The
secretary
scheduled
the
meeting
for
Friday
afternoon
.
•
As
the
phones
kept
ringing
,
the
busy
secretary
remained
calm
and
answered
each
call
politely
.
As
the
phones
kept
ringing
,
the
busy
secretary
remained
calm
and
answered
each
call
politely
.
from
Latin
'secretarius'
meaning
'confidential
officer'
,
originally
referring
to
someone
who
keeps
secrets
for
a
superior
noun
-
secretary
,
secretaries
a
senior
government
official
who
is
the
head
of
a
department
or
ministry
,
such
as
the
Secretary
of
State
or
Secretary
of
Defense
•
The
secretary
of
health
answered
questions
from
reporters
about
the
new
vaccine
.
The
secretary
of
health
answered
questions
from
reporters
about
the
new
vaccine
.
•
During
the
summit
,
the
Secretary
of
State
signed
the
peace
agreement
.
During
the
summit
,
the
Secretary
of
State
signed
the
peace
agreement
.
extended
from
the
administrative
sense
to
high
government
offices
in
the
17th
century
noun
-
secretary
,
secretaries
a
piece
of
furniture
with
drawers
and
a
hinged
writing
surface
,
also
called
a
secretary
desk
,
used
for
writing
and
storing
papers
•
Grandma
kept
her
letters
in
the
antique
secretary
in
the
living
room
.
Grandma
kept
her
letters
in
the
antique
secretary
in
the
living
room
.
•
The
old
oak
secretary
folds
out
into
a
spacious
writing
surface
.
The
old
oak
secretary
folds
out
into
a
spacious
writing
surface
.
transferred
from
the
clerical
occupation
to
the
furniture
designed
for
writing
and
document
storage