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Unit 5
Senior Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Abscond | To leave in a hurry, especially to escape the law |
Recondite | Difficult to understand; hidden from understanding |
Cryptic | Hard to understand; having a secret meaning |
Apocryphal | Coming from an unreliable source; untrue |
Aperture | An opening or a hole |
Overt | Public, unhidden; open |
Covert | Done in a hidden or secret manner |
Context | The circumstances or setting surrounding an event |
Subtext | The hidden or underlying meaning of something |
Pretext | A stated reason for doing something; an excuse |