Abscond (verb)
ab-skond
to depart in a sudden and secret manner.
The first records of the word abscond come from around the 1600s. Abscond comes from the Latin verb abscondere, meaning “to hide or stow away.” The word typically implies that someone has left because they have done something wrong and want to avoid any consequences.
Example sentences
“The problem is there’s a risk he’ll abscond again.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
