Unit 5 Flashcards

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Recondite

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Difficult to understand; hidden from understanding

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Abscond

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To leave in a hurry, especially to escape the law; flee

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Cryptic

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Hard to understand; having a secret meaning

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Apocryphal

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Coming from an unreliable source; untrue or unauthenticated

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Aperture

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An opening or a hole

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Overt

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Public, unhidden; open and observable

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Covert

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Done in a hidden or secret manner

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Context

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The circumstances or setting surrounding an event

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Subtext

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The hidden or underlying meaning of something

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Pretext

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A stated reason for doing something; an excuse or ploy

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