malinger

Definition of malinger

Verbs

avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
Synonyms:
skulk
Type of:
fiddle, goldbrick, shirk, shrink from
avoid (one's assigned duties)

Vocabulary Lists for malinger

Patty's New List »(860 words)
Miscellaneous words daymare qua chorography trichologi...
  • abaft
  • abase
  • abate
  • abdicate
  • abet

  • skulk
  • malinger
  • arrogance
  • feckless
  • incompetent

WordMasters: Grade 8 Blue Division Mar-Apr '09 »(25 words)
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  • invective
  • slander
  • ancillary
  • misanthrope
  • coalesce

Daily Words »(248 words)
  • equivocation
  • modicum
  • funicular
  • gamin
  • bifurcate

  • malinger
  • asafetida
  • truncate
  • sonorously
  • truncated

GRE Words »(2349 words)
Vocabulary words for analogies
  • abate
  • abdication
  • aberration
  • abet
  • abeyance

Words that contain malinger