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defer(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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delay(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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demur(verb, stick, object, pause, shy)
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deride(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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despise(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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detest(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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dillydally(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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disapprove(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, object)
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disdain(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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disfavor(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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dislike(verb, scorn, abhor, detest, loathe)
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disparage(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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dither(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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doubt(verb, stick, object, pause, shy)
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equivocate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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execrate(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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flounder(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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fluctuate(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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fumble(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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gag(verb, stick, question, pause, shy)
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