WOTD and QOTD

Word of the Day

Example
Our hope to quickly reach home after the office meetings was circumvented by the extremely heavy traffic along the way.
Definition
verb

  1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    Synonyms:  dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
    “He dodged the issue”

    “he evaded the questions skillfully”

    “she skirted the problem”

    “They tend to evade their responsibilities”

  2. beat through cleverness and wit
    Synonyms:  beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach
    “I beat the traffic”

    “She outfoxed her competitors”

  3. surround so as to force to give up
    Synonyms:  beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround
    “The Turks besieged Vienna”

Quote of the Day

“In my friend, I find a second self.”

Isabel Norton

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