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61flee — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. run away, fly, abscond. See avoidance, escape. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. run away, escape, decamp, bolt; see escape , leave 1 , retreat 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. run away, escape, bolt,… …
62Departure — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Initial motion from. < N PARAG:Departure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 departure departure decession decampment Sgm: N 1 embarkation embarkation Sgm: N 1 outset outset start Sgm: N 1 removal removal …
63sconce — Effectively, English now only has one word sconce in general use, although others have come and gone in the past. That is the noun meaning ‘candlestick’ or ‘wall bracket for a light’ [14]. It originally denoted a ‘lantern’ or ‘covered… …
64scoundrel — 1580s, skowndrell, of unknown origin. One suggestion is Anglo Fr. escoundre (O.Fr. escondre) to hide, hide oneself, from V.L. *excondere, from L. condere to hide (see ABSCOND (Cf. abscond)), The main objection to this theory is that hundreds of… …
65escape — vb 1 Escape, flee, fly, decamp, abscond mean to run away especially from something which limits one s freedom or threatens one s well being. Escape so stresses the idea of flight from confinement or restraint that it very often conveys no… …
66elope — v 1.(all in order to marry) run off, run away; sneak off or away, steal off or away, slip off or away. 2. abscond, flee, bolt, escape. See abscond(defs.1,2) …
67run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …
68jump — /dʒʌmp / (say jump) verb (i) 1. to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; propel oneself forwards, backwards, upwards, or downwards; leap. 2. to move or go quickly: she jumped into a taxi. 3. to rise suddenly or… …
69sconce — Effectively, English now only has one word sconce in general use, although others have come and gone in the past. That is the noun meaning ‘candlestick’ or ‘wall bracket for a light’ [14]. It originally denoted a ‘lantern’ or ‘covered… …
70scoundrel — [skoun′drəl] n. [prob. a disparaging dim. < Anglo Fr escoundre (for OFr escondre), to abscond < VL * scondere, aphetic for L abscondere, ABSCOND] a mean, immoral, or wicked person; rascal scoundrelly adj …
