Unit 5/6

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

to leave in hurry; especially to escape law

Question 2

reconditr

Answer 2

difficult to understand; hidden from

Question 3

cryptic

Answer 3

hard to understand; having a secret meaning

Question 4

apocryphal

Answer 4

coming from an unreliable source; untrue

Question 5

aperture

Answer 5

an opening or a hole

Question 6

overt

Answer 6

public; unhidden; open

Question 7

covert

Answer 7

done in a hidden or secret manner

Question 8

context

Answer 8

the circumstances or setting surrounding an event

Question 9

subtext

Answer 9

hidden or underlying meaning of something

Question 10

pretext

Answer 10

a stated reason for doing something; an excuse

Question 11

moratorium

Answer 11

a formal delay; a suspension`

Question 12

demure

Answer 12

modest and shy

Question 13

demur

Answer 13

to express unwillingness to do something; to object

Question 14

extemporaneous

Answer 14

done with out planning; improvised

Question 15

temopral

Answer 15

having to do with finite time or everyday life

Question 16

temporise

Answer 16

to put off making a decision; to stall

Question 17

diurnal

Answer 17

happening or active during the day

Question 18

sojourn

Answer 18

a short visit or stay

Question 19

adjourn

Answer 19

to formally bring to an end

Question 20

anachronism

Answer 20

something that seems to be out of ts proper timn

Question 21

chronicle

Answer 21

top tell or write the history of

Question 22

saynchronous

Answer 22

happening at the same time as