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skive off work/school It's easy to exaggerate an illness in order to skive off work

to come around

troglodyte

noun
(especially in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave.
a hermit.
a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned.

Percocet is the brand name for a painkiller that combines oxycodone and
acetaminophen. Oxycodone is a powerful opioid. It's derived from the same source as
morphine and some illegal drugs, including heroin. Opioids like Percocet activate
the brain's reward center.

zeitgeisty

capturing or characteristic of the defining spirit or mood of a particular period


of history.
"two of the most zeitgeisty films of their time

If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about
something that you consider boring or unimportant. The old men blather on and on.

brig1

1.
a two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft
sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast.
2.
INFORMAL
a prison, especially on a warship.

snap
स्‍नैप्‌
verb
1.
to break or be broken suddenly, usually with a sharp noise
अचानक कु छ तोड़ देना या टूट जाना (प्रायः तेज़ आवाज़ के साथ) चटकाना या चटकना, तड़काना या तड़कना
The branch snapped.The branch snapped.
I snapped my shoelace when I was tying it.
2.
to move or be moved into a particular position, especially with a sharp noise
एक विशेष स्थिति में खिसकाना या खिसकना (विशेषतः तेज़ आवाज़ के साथ)
She snapped the bag shut and walked out.She snapped the bag shut and walked out.
Why do you always snap at me?
The dog snapped at the child’s hand.
A tourist snapped the plane as it crashed.
Suddenly something just snapped and I lost my temper with him.
noun
1.
a sudden sharp sound of something breaking
किसी वस्‍तु के एकाएक टूटने से उत्‍पन्‍न तेज़ आवाज़; चिटक, चिटका, तड़क
2.
a photograph that is taken quickly and in an informal way
आनन-फ़ानन में चलते-चलते लिया गया फ़ोटो
adjective
done quickly and suddenly, often without any careful thought
एकाएक जल्‍दबाज़ी से किया गया (प्रायः बिना सोचे-समझे)
a snap decision/judgementa snap decision/judgement

inveigle

persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.


"we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper"

gain entrance to (a place) by using deception or flattery.


"Jones had inveigled himself into her house"
Definitions from Oxford Languages

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