secrets

noun

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

information known only to a special group

something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

adjective

the next to highest level of official classification for documents

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence

indulging only covertly

(of information) given in confidence or in secret

hidden from general view or use

designed to elude detection

not expressed

communicated covertly

not openly made known

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

not open or public

Roots

cernocret- · Latin · separate, sift, discern

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