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uilding, ( , ); The
latch on the hatch failed to catch, so the hatch remained unlatched- Barron’s
GRE;
• to mark with lines, esp. closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing
or engraving, ( );
• (cook up)- make up something artificial or untrue;
evasion = subterfuge = pretext = affectation
• (evasion)- an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something,
( , ); Her attempts at evasion are vain,
and rather than face her father's anger, she permits herself to be married a
second time. — The Life and Romances of Mrs Eliza Haywood;
• (subterfuge)- an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a
consequence, hide something, etc, ((
) , , ); He scarcely comprehended
the subterfuge, and was absolutely blind as to its reason. — Two on a Tower;
• (pretext)- something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or
object; an ostensible reason; excuse, ( ; ; ; ; );
He would be in and out all day on any and every pretext, always entering
with an undisguised eagerness, leaving with a slow, dreamy reluctance. —
Friday, the Thirteenth;
• (affectation) -an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully
possessed; the pretense of actual possession, ( / ,
, ); His language was free from stiffness
and affectation, and his verses had a graceful flow. — Beacon Lights of
History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations;
feint = juke ~ dodge
• (feint)- a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack
aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or
point of attack, ( , , ( )
); A movement designed for a feint, was
now converted into a real attack. — The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to
Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1;
• (juke)- to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent);
• (dodge)- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade;
deception = chicanery = shenanigan = trickery = guile = wile = skulduggery
• (deception)- the use of deceit; I knew then the only alternative left for me to
extricate myself was to use deception, which is the most effectual defense a
slave can use. — Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave