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ALS Vocabulary 5 Review
ALs Vocabulary 5 Review
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English
12th Grade
04/20/2009

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Term
root - cond
Definition
hide, put away
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abscond
Definition
v - to leave in a hurry, especially to ecape the law
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recondite
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adj - difficult to understand; hidden from understanding
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root - crypt
Definition
to hide
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cryptic
Definition
adj - hard to understand; having a secret meaning
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apocryphal
Definition
adj - coming from an unreliable source; untrue
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aperture
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n - an opening or a hole
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overt
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adj - public, unhidden; open
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covert
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adj - done in a hidden or secret manner
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root - text
Definition
weave; cover
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context
Definition
the circumstances or setting surrounding an event
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subtext
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n - the hiddne or underlying meaning of something
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pretext
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n - a stated reason for doing something; and excuse
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