For the Week ending 02/05/10
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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depart secretly
The cashier left town in the middle of the night to _______ with the day's profits. |
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hiding place, especially for concealment by disguise and artifice
The art thief hoped the police wouldn't find his _______ of stolen paintings in his basement. |
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ambush, especially a night attack
In the Battle of Trenton, Washington quickly defeated the Hessians in a surprise _______. |
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conceal facts or true motives by some pretense; give or put on a false appearance; dissimulate
Simon does not _______ his opinion of an applicant's talent on American Idol; he calls it as he sees it. |
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vague hint or insinuation; indirect intimation about another's reputation
Criticism is often couched in sarcasm, irony, or _______, to preclude slander. |