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Abeyance
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The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension
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abstemious
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Sparing, especially in the use of food and drink; moderate; temperate. Restricted to bare necessities; very plain.
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circuitous
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Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; indirect. Not being forthright in language or action
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elude
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To escape from, as by artfulness, cunning, or daring. To escape the understanding of; baffle.
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eschew
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To avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds; shun; abstain from.
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evasion
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The act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness or deceit; dodging. A means of evading; a trick or excuse used to avoid something
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malinger
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To pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid duty or work.
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oblique
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Indirect; not straightforward. Devious, misleading, or dishonest. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.
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shirk
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To neglect, put off, or avoid discharging (a duty, obligation, or responsibility).
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abrogate
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To abolish or annul by authority; cancel
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acquisition
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The act or process of gaining possession. Something gained, especially an addition to an established category or group.
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conquistador
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A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century.
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Inquisitive
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Eager to learn; curious. Unduly curious; prying.
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perquisite
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A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one’s due. A tip. Something claimed as an exclusive right.
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presage
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1. To indicate or warn of in advance. To foretell or predict. To make or utter a predication.
(n): An indication or warning of a future occurrence; omen. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur. |
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quest
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The act or instance of seeking or pursuing something; search
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requisite
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Required, essential.
(n): Something that is required or essential |
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sagacity
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Keenness of perception; soundness of judgment; wisdom
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surrogate
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Someone or something that takes the place of another; substitute.
(adj): Substitute. |
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circumvent
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To avoid by or as if passing around. To overcome or get the better of by artful maneuvering; outwit.
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banal
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Lacking freshness or originality; trite
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emulate
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.To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
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mimicry
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A close copying or imitation of the speech, expression, or gesture of another; close resemblance.
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platitude
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A trite remark or statement
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prototype
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An original type, form, or instance that serves as a model on which later stages are based or judged. An early and typical example.
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Recapitulate
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To repeat in concise form.
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redundant
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Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous. Repeating the same idea, usually in different words; wordy
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rendition
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An interpretation of a musical score or dramatic piece. A performance of a musical or dramatic work.
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sham
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Something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine. The quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense. A person who assumes a false character; imposter.
(adj): Not genuine; fake. |
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simulation
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taking on of the appearance, form, or sound of something else; an imitation.
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