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  • 23Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …

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  • 24bureaucracy — /byoo rok reuh see/, n., pl. bureaucracies. 1. government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. 2. the body of officials and administrators, esp. of a government or government department. 3. excessive multiplication of, and… …

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  • 25avoidance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Refraining from Nouns 1. (act of avoiding) avoidance, evasion, default, circumvention, elusion, dodge, sidestep; abstinence, forbearance, refraining (See asceticism); departure; escape, flight; truancy,… …

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  • 26shirk — verb (I, T) to deliberately avoid doing something you should do, because you are lazy: a salesman who was fired for shirking | shirk your responsibilities/duties/obligations: Are you accusing me of shirking my responsibilities? shirker noun (C) …

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  • 27goldbricking — noun the evasion of work or duty • Syn: ↑shirking, ↑slacking, ↑soldiering, ↑goofing off • Derivationally related forms: ↑goldbrick, ↑slack (for: ↑sla …

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  • 28goofing off — noun the evasion of work or duty • Syn: ↑shirking, ↑slacking, ↑soldiering, ↑goldbricking • Derivationally related forms: ↑goldbrick (for: ↑goldbricking), ↑ …

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  • 29slacking — noun the evasion of work or duty • Syn: ↑shirking, ↑soldiering, ↑goofing off, ↑goldbricking • Derivationally related forms: ↑goldbrick (for: ↑goldbricking), ↑ …

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  • 30soldiering — noun 1. skills that are required for the life of soldier (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑soldiership • Derivationally related forms: ↑soldier (for: ↑soldiership), ↑soldier …

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