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Decline :: Decline (v. t.) To put or turn aside; to turn off or away from; to refuse to undertake or comply with; reject; to shun; to avoid; as, to decline an offer; to decline a contest; he declined any participation with them..

Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To retire; to withdraw.

Pony :: Pony (n.) A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib.

Escape :: Escape (v.) To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger..

Cautionary :: Cautionary (a.) Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals..

Escape :: Escape (n.) The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape..

Protestation :: Protestation (n.) Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial..

Like :: Like (v. i.) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a..

Inevitable :: Inevitable (a.) Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.

Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped..

Fear :: Fear (n.) To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.

Beware :: Beware (v. i.) To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.

Discreet :: Discreet (superl.) Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious..

Volt :: Volt (n.) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.

Avoider :: Avoider (n.) The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away..

Undispensable :: Undispensable (a.) Unavoidable; inevitable.

Trimmer :: Trimmer (n.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header..

Imperative :: Imperative (a.) Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order..

Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To become void or vacant.

Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy..

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