evasion (noun)
111equivocation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equivocalness; quibble, quibbling; evasion, shiftiness; ambiguity, double meaning, double entendre; prevarication, white lie; half truth, sophistry, casuistry; dodge, subterfuge, smoke screen, red… …
112pretense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. show, pretension, affectation, sham, imitation, ostentation; makeshift, simulation, excuse, pretext, evasion. See falsehood, vanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of pretending] Syn. affectation,… …
113subterfuge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ruse, shift, pretext, artifice, device, stratagem, cunning; evasion. See avoidance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deception, device, artifice, ploy; see deception 1 , trick 1 . See Synonym Study at… …
114trick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. artifice, stratagem, craft; illusion; wile, ruse, subterfuge, fraud, imposture, deception; tour, shift, turn; trait, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity. See unconformity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A deceit] Syn.… …
115eva·sion — /ıˈveıʒən/ noun, pl sions 1 a [noncount] : the act of avoiding something that you do not want to do or deal with : the act of evading something He was arrested for tax/draft evasion. 1 b [count] : a way of avoiding something They came up with an… …
116extort — ex‧tort [ɪkˈstɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb [transitive] LAW to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of somebody • Smith was arrested on suspicion of having extorted property and money from at least 18 clients …
117extortion — extort ex‧tort [ɪkˈstɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb [transitive] LAW to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of somebody • Smith was arrested on suspicion of having extorted property and money from at least 18… …
118stall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place Date: before 12th century 1. a. a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn b.… …
119English passive voice — This article is about the passive voice in English. For the passive voice generally, including its use in other languages, see Passive voice. English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English… …
120device — I (contrivance) noun artifice, circumvention, craft, design, gimmick, machina, machination, maneuver, means to an end, method, plan, program of action, project, resort, ruse, scheme, setup, stratagem, subtle maneuver, system, trick, wile, working …
