Shirk

"He thinks I'm shirking, Prior thought, and the idea made him go cold"/Page 161/ Shirking is a verb that refers to the neglecting of a certain duty or responsibility./ In part 4 of the novel, Prior believed that the doctor he was seeing thought he was shirking his duties not wanting to go back to the front./http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Shirking/ B.J.B. & J.A.S.