shirk

Day 6Level 2

shurk

avoid

avoid especially work; get out of responsibility

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

evade, dodge, eschew

Example Sentence:

After his sophomore season he decided to shirk the other sports he played, including football, to narrow his focus on baseball.

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recondite

ab-STROOS

hard to comprehend

overbearing pride

AR-uh-guhns

offensive display of superiority

harass

bih-LEE-guhr

to surround or beset, as with troubles; harass

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BOI-uhnt

tending to float; cheerful

trickery

shi-KAY-nuh-ree

trickery

dialogue

KAHL-uh-kwee

dialogue or conversation; a conference