Word of the Day for 7th-8th Grades

Thursday, March 26

malinger v.i.

Definition: to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk duty or work.

Example: There always seems to be a malingerer in the group when there's a messy job to do.

Synonyms: shirk, slack

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