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Avoidance

lesson 5; Vocabulary for achievement: fifth course by Margaret Ann Richek

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abeyance noun: suspension; a condition of being temporarily se aside
abstemious adjective: eating and drinking little or in moderation || restricted to bare necessities
circumvent verb: to avoid or get around by clever maneuvering || to avoid going around; to bypass
noun form of circumvent circumvention
elude verb: to escape from, usually by daring, cleverness, or skill || to escape the grasp or understanding of
adjective form of elude elusive
eschew verb: to avoid, especially on moral or practical grounds; abstain from
evasion noun: the act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness or deceit
verb form of evasion evade
adjective form of evasion evasive
malinger verb: to pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid duty or work
noun form of malinger malingerer
oblique adjective: indirect; intentionally vague or ambiguous || misleading, devious, or dishonest
noun form of oblique obliqueness
shirk verb: to neglect, put off, or avoid a duty or responsibility
shun verb: to willfully ignore; to stay away from
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