(例)Even the police were horrified at themacabrenature of the killings.
【前回の単語】 ところで、2月18日の「surreptitious」(She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn't help noticing hersurreptitiousglances at the clock.)
いかかでしたか?
surreptitiousの意味は、内密の、こそこそする、不正の、 done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing という意味です。