Unit 9

Question 1

(v) to leave in a hurry, especially to flee from the law

Answer 1

abscond

Question 2

(adj) difficult to understand; hidden from understanding

Answer 2

recondite

Question 3

(adj) hard to understand; having a secret meaning

Answer 3

cryptic

Question 4

(adj) coming from an unreliable source; untrue

Answer 4

apocryphal

Question 5

(n) an opening or hole

Answer 5

aperture

Question 6

(adj) public, unhidden; open

Answer 6

overt

Question 7

(adj) done in a hidden or secret manner

Answer 7

covert

Question 8

(n) the circumstances or setting surrounding an event

Answer 8

context

Question 9

(n) the hidden or underlying meaning of something

Answer 9

subtext

Question 10

(n) a stated reason for doing something; an excuse

Answer 10

pretext

Question 11

(n) a formal delay; a suspension

Answer 11

moratorium

Question 12

(adj) modest and shy

Answer 12

demure

Question 13

(v) to express unwillingness to do something; to object

Answer 13

demur

Question 14

(adj) done without planning; improvised

Answer 14

extemporaneous

Question 15

(adj) having to do with finite time or everyday life (as opposed to the eternal or spiritual)

Answer 15

temporal

Question 16

(v) to put off making a decision; to stall

Answer 16

temporize

Question 17

(adj) happening or active during the day

Answer 17

diurnal

Question 18

(n) a short stay or visit

Answer 18

sojourn

Question 19

(v) to formally bring to an end

Answer 19

adjourn

Question 20

(n) something that seems to be out of its proper time

Answer 20

anachronism

Question 21

(v) to tell or write the history of

Answer 21

chronicle

Question 22

(adj) happening at the same time as

Answer 22

synchronous