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noun • an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation • a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons | ||||||||
95% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth • the deliberate act of failing to pay money • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | ||||||||
30% | 7 | Mechanisms that allow gas to escape | ||||||
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