plays truant (verb) desert: abandon, defect
Detalii: that impoverished stretch of sand called a desert can only afford one 's'; that rich gooey extra thing at the end of the meal called a dessert indulges in two of them
Sinonime: crumbling, declining, developing, fading, fermenting, getting along, getting on, maturing, mellowing, senescent, slumping,
stale, waning, wearing out
Antonime: aid,
assist, come back,
help,
stay,
support