malinger :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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skulk

v. avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

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stall, procrastinate, dilly-dally, drag one's feet

v. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

ware, shirk

v. avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

dodge, parry, sidestep, duck, hedge, skirt, fudge, evade, circumvent, elude, put off

v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

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malinger

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