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v. depart secretly and hide, especially to avoid prosecution
Fearing the indicted financier would ____________, the prosecutor asked for very high bail. |
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n. assumed name
The name the suspect gave at the time of his arrest proved to be an ________. |
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adj. supplied or written by one whose name is not known or withheld
You have the right to know the name of your accuser; you cannot be tried on ________________ charges. |
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n. safe place for hiding and storing treasure, supplies, etc.
This is a poor hiding place for our valuables. I know of a better ________. |
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n. false, deliberately made-up report or story
Eventually the magazine article was exposed as a _________: the events it described had never occurred. |
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n. secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy
Each of the buyers made the same outrageously low offer; they seemed to be acting in _____________ against me. |
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v. swindle, after first gaining the confidence of the victim; trick; coax
She is crafty. Don't let her ____ you into signing anything. |
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v. cooperate secretly with someone for a deceitful purpose; conspire
Jane suspects some of her lukewarm supporters may have _____________ with her opponents to defeat her. |
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adj. covered over; secret; surreptitious
All of our dealings are in the open; we do not engage in __________ activities. |
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adj. having or appearing to have a hidden meaning; baffling; mysterious
The __________ message, written in code, had no meaning for the ordinary person. |
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n. double-dealing; hypocritical deception
Though posing as a friend. she kept ridiculing me behind my back, until I discovered her _____________. |
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n. false front; artificial or superficial appearance
Be careful. He presents a __________ of honesty. He is very crooked. |
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v. make a false show of; pretend; simulate; counterfeit
It is useless for me to _________ interest in the subject. I am no good at pretending. |
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v. pretend to be some other person; assume the character of
The fugitive is expert at disguises and may attempt to __________________ a police officer. |
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adj. lying in wait to entrap; crafty; treacherous
Do not rule out the possibility of an ambush; the enemy is ____________. |
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adj. present though invisible and inactive; potential
The teacher recognized Eva's _________ talent and encouraged her to develop it. |
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v. pretend to be ill or incapacitated so as to avoid work or duty
The cook must have been really ill when he asked to go home; he is not one to ____________. |
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n. condition of being withdrawn in a place hard to reach; solitude
After the tragedy she retired from society and went into _______________. |
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v. induce someone to testify falsely
I will not allow them to __________ me. Why should I commit perjury? |
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n. plan or trick to conceal one's true objective; stratagem; deception
By the __________________ of the wooden horse, the Greeks gained entry into the fortified city of Troy. |
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