3
bars(verb, defends, dissuades)
2
abstains(verb, avoids)
2
avoids(verb, avoids)
2
bypasses(verb, avoids)
2
disinclines(verb, dissuades)
2
dissuades(verb, dissuades)
2
diverts(verb, dissuades)
2
dodges(verb, avoids)
2
ducks(verb, avoids)
2
eludes(verb, avoids)
2
evades(verb, avoids)
2
fends(verb, defends)
2
prevents(verb, dissuades)
2
retorts(verb, defends)
2
shirks(verb, avoids)
2
shuns(verb, avoids)
2
wards(verb, defends)
1
admonishes(verb, dissuades)
1
alienates
1
answers(verb, defends)
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