The archaeologist cast a furtive glance at the rival team's excavation notes, hoping to discern their latest find.
考古学家偷偷瞥了一眼对手团队的挖掘记录，希望从中看出他们最新的发现。
Which choice best defines “furtive”?
A — Secretive; stealthy.. “furtive” means Secretive; stealthy..
Which word means “Secretive; stealthy.”?
D — furtive. “furtive” means Secretive; stealthy..
furtive — Secretive; stealthy.. In Chinese: 偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的.
furtive is pronounced //ˈfɜːtɪv//.
The archaeologist cast a furtive glance at the rival team's excavation notes, hoping to discern their latest find. (考古学家偷偷瞥了一眼对手团队的挖掘记录，希望从中看出他们最新的发现。)
sneaky, stealthy, covert — all close in meaning to furtive (Secretive; stealthy.).
open, candid — each the opposite of furtive (Secretive; stealthy.).
Yes. furtive is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
furt(偷) → 暗中行事。