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abscond
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to leave in a hurry, especially to escape the law
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recondite
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difficult to understand; hidden from understanding
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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
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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
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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
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