ulterior
ul-TEER-ee-eradjMeaning hidden beyond what is openly said, as a secret reason
Memory hook ul-TERIOR: the real reason is in the inTERIOR. Kai offers to vacuum Grandpa’s car, but his real reason is hidden in the car’s interior: the coins under the seats. His motive is ulterior.
Was his offer to wash the dishes sincere, or did he have an ulterior motive?
In context Dev’s sudden offer to walk the neighbor’s dog had an ulterior purpose: the neighbor baked the best brownies on the block and always paid in brownies.
Similar underlying, unstated, unspoken, deeper
Opposite stated, open, obvious
From Latin ulterior, “farther, beyond.”