22
cavil(noun, verb, support, cut, start)
20
squabble(verb, bother, fight, dispute, challenge)
17
dodge(noun, verb, avoid, shift, escape)
15
prevaricate(verb, slow, avoid, deceive, escape)
14
equivocate(verb, stop, halt, stay, slow)
13
bicker(verb, bother, oppose, fight, dispute)
13
shuffle(verb, avoid, shift, escape, lie)
12
evade(verb, avoid, shift, escape, lie)
12
evasion(noun, escape, lie, excuse, dodge)
12
fence(verb, stop, slow, escape, lie)
11
dispute(verb, bother, oppose, fight, challenge)
11
niggle(noun, verb, support, raise, dispute)
11
pettifog(verb, support, raise, dispute, cross)
11
split hairs(verb, expression, idiom, dispute, shift)
10
avoid(verb, dispute, shift, disagree, dodge)
10
equivocation(noun, slip, twist, shift, escape)
10
hedge(verb, stop, avoid, shift, escape)
10
quiddity(noun, objection, complaint, equivocation, CC)
9
shift(noun, verb, slip, escape, lie)
9
tergiversate(verb, avoid, shift, escape, lie)
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