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fugiviteness(noun, escape, avoidance, evasion, dodging)
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fugivity(noun, escape, avoidance, evasion, dodging)
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pretext(noun, trick, lie, excuse)
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prevarication(noun, escape, avoidance, evasion, dodging)
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quibble(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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run-around(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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ruse(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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shirking(noun, escape, avoidance, evasion, dodging)
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shunning(noun, escape, avoidance, evasion, dodging)
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skirting(noun, escape, avoidance, evasion, dodging)
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sophistry(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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stall(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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subterfuge(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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trick(noun, lie, excuse, pretext)
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trickery(noun, trick, lie, excuse, pretext)
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asleep(adjective, idle, inactive, inert, unengaged)
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bone-idle(adjective, idle, inactive, inert, unengaged)
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bone-lazy(adjective, idle, inactive, inert, unengaged)
4
dead(adjective, idle, inactive, inert, unengaged)
4
dormant(adjective, idle, inactive, inert, unengaged)
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