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noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||||
| 40% | 4 | Cons' cons | ||||||
adjective • in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) noun • an athlete who plays for pay • an argument in favor of a proposal adverb • in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. | ||||||||
| 40% | 5 | Cons about to leave cons | ||||||
noun • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
Cons Preoccupation Crossword Clue
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