Bilk GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /bɪlk/ (verb) Definition to cheat or defraud someone especially financially, trick, diddle, deceive, beat, con, gyp, dupe, swindle – avoid or evade something especially a payment, overreach Example Fraud is when a person lies to you, bilks you of a fortune, or ‘scams’ you, to gain an advantage, such as taking…
Abstain GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /æbˈsteɪn/ (verb) refrain from something, prefer not to do something normal and enjoyable for personal reasons or beliefs, choose not to do something, desist, withhold, hold back, withdraw, forbear, eschew, give up, avoid, shun, curb – not to vote for or against a proposal when you can do so, sit on…
Malinger GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /məˈlɪŋ.gəʳ/ (verb) Definition to pretend to be ill to evade responsibility or avoid work, feign illness, shirk, fake illness, slack, take a sickie, skive, shun, eschew Example When an employee is unable to undertake the full duties of their role or they have high levels of sickness absence due to an…
Evade 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5 Evade 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5 /ɪˈveɪd/ (verb) to cleverly avoid or escape someone or something, elude, shirk, skirt, sidestep, eschew, dodge – equivocate, prevaricate, hedge Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment…
Eschew 1100 Words You Need Eschew 1100 Words You Need /ɪsˈtʃuː/ (verb) to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up, abstain from, shun, abjure, have nothing to do with, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, fight shy of, turn your back on, disdain: We won’t have discussions with this group unless they…
Avoid Avoid (verb) /əˈvɔɪd/ to keep away from somebody or something – manage to stop doing something, keep away, prevent, stay away from, steer clear, dodge, evade, escape You should really avoid smoking after your open heart surgery. Antonyms: face, promote Noun: avoidance Noun: avoider Adjective: avoidable Adverb: avoidably